SW8 3EH

Clapham Town · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 3ED 71 m
SW8 3TN 75 m
SW8 3LP 76 m
SW8 3EB 92 m
SW8 3AX 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 3EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3
Latitude
51.470118
Longitude
-0.143149
British National Grid easting
529,067
British National Grid northing
176,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015336
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 013A · E01003037
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 013 · E02000630

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1a, Flat 8, St Rule Street, London, SW8 3EH 26 November 2025 £295,000
1a, Flat 1, St Rule Street, London, SW8 3EH 19 December 2018 £370,000
1a, Flat 15, St Rule Street, London, SW8 3EH 1 October 2015 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
325
Primary
153
Secondary
39
  1. Heathbrook Primary School

    Community school

    0 m
  2. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    567 m
  3. John Burns Primary School

    Community school

    670 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,073
  • Anti social behaviour 1,458
  • Theft from the person 1,357
  • Other theft 1,167
  • Shoplifting 1,164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

14 female, 36 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.2
SW8 3 residents
6,302

Age bands in SW8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

808 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.9%

2,901 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,277 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

519 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
22.6%
Gigabit-capable
22.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

112

within 5 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    608 m

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    687 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    687 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    693 m

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    743 m

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    903 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    MARY SEACOLE CENTRE, 89 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW4 7DB

    ODS code G85011

    1.0 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.1 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.3 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.4 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    1.4 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.4 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.5 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    BRIDGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 20 BRIDGE LANE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3AD

    ODS code H85045

    1.7 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.8 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.8 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.9 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

    ARCH 5-7 CLAPHAM J STN, GRANT ROAD, CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON, SW11 2NU

    ODS code Y02946

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 112 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Rule Street

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Silverthorne Road Clapham

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Westbury Street

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Wandsworth Road Station

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Silverthorne Road Clapham

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 013A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,370 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
11
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £295,000 from 1 recorded sale in SW8 3EH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lambeth is £548,034 in June 2026, down 3.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

325 open schools are in scope, including 153 primary and 39 secondary schools. Heathbrook 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

Published police records

12,315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,026.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,073 events.

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