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SW8 1XY

Oval · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 1EJ 24 m
SW8 1EF 35 m
SW8 1FY 56 m
SW8 1XZ 60 m
SW8 1EE 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 1XY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 1
Latitude
51.479741
Longitude
-0.122294
British National Grid easting
530,488
British National Grid northing
177,314

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Oval · E05014108
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green · E14001559
Output area
E00015789
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 004E · E01003129
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
333
Primary
152
Secondary
38

  1. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    0 m

  2. Herbert Morrison Primary School

    Community school

    276 m

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

    Foundation school

    279 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,790
  • Theft from the person 2,128
  • Anti social behaviour 1,865
  • Other theft 1,315
  • Shoplifting 1,261

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

116

within 5 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    209 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    365 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    797 m

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    989 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.0 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.1 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.3 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.3 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.3 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.3 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    1.3 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    1.3 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.3 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.4 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.6 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.9 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    1.9 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 116 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

  • Tate Library

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Tate Library

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Thorne Road

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatsheaf Lane

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatsheaf Lane

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 004E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,218 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

333 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 38 secondary schools. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,234.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,790 events.

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