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SW8 1GP

Vauxhall · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Vauxhall
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 1GH 0 m
SW8 1GJ 0 m
SW8 1GL 0 m
SW8 1GN 0 m
SW8 1GX 16 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 1GP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 1
Latitude
51.482969
Longitude
-0.124523
British National Grid easting
530,324
British National Grid northing
177,669

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Vauxhall · E05014117
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green · E14001559
Output area
E00015627
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 004I · E01033865
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 004 · E02000621

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
338
Primary
153
Secondary
38

  1. Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism

    Foundation school

    197 m

  2. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    391 m

  3. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    462 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,786
  • Theft from the person 2,390
  • Anti social behaviour 2,025
  • Other theft 1,419
  • Shoplifting 1,265

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW8 1 residents
11,710

Age bands in SW8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11%

1,304 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.3%

1,928 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.3%

4,887 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

2,602 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

1,121 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

119

within 5 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    413 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

    1 SELWAY HOUSE, 272 SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SW8 1UL

    ODS code G85086

    715 m

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    878 m

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.2 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 89 VASSALL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6NA

    ODS code G85073

    1.3 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING, 20 PAGE STREET, LONDON, SW1P 4EN

    ODS code E87739

    1.3 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

    275-277 CLAPHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9BH

    ODS code Y00020

    1.4 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.5 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code Y05187

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.5 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    1.5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.5 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.5 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    1.6 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code Y05161

    1.6 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85054

    1.6 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85135

    1.6 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.7 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 119 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Vauxhall Park

    BCT · Vauxhall

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatsheaf Lane

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Vauxhall Park

    BCT · Vauxhall

    0.1 miles

  • Covent Garden Market East Side

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Vauxhall Bus Station

    BCT · Vauxhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 004I, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,131 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
69
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

338 open schools are in scope, including 153 primary and 38 secondary schools. Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism is the nearest published school at 197 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

15,365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,280.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,786 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.