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SW8 3LH

Clapham Town · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Clapham Town
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 3ND 42 m
SW8 3LJ 46 m
SW8 3NA 50 m
SW8 3LL 53 m
SW8 3JD 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 3LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3
Latitude
51.469985
Longitude
-0.140966
British National Grid easting
529,219
British National Grid northing
176,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Clapham Town · E05014102
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015333
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 012A · E01003034
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 012 · E02000629

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

Property

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Allington Court, Flat 13, St Rule Street, London, SW8 3LH 12 June 2017 £360,000
Allington Court, Flat 5, St Rule Street, London, SW8 3LH 4 June 2014 £450,333
Allington Court, Flat 8, St Rule Street, London, SW8 3LH 31 October 2013 £317,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
321
Primary
150
Secondary
39

  1. Heathbrook Primary School

    Community school

    152 m

  2. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    508 m

  3. Clapham Manor Primary School

    Community school

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,198
  • Shoplifting 1,535
  • Anti social behaviour 1,513
  • Theft from the person 1,421
  • Other theft 1,222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

13 female, 20 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

114

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    539 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    539 m

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    639 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    639 m

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    729 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    919 m

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.0 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.2 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.2 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.2 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.2 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.2 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.3 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.4 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.5 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.6 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.9 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.9 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.9 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Westbury Street

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.0 miles

  • Wandsworth Road Station

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles

  • St Rule Street

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles

  • Wandsworth Road Rail Station

    RLY · Clapham

    0.1 miles

  • Wandsworth Road Station

    RSE · Clapham North

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 012A, 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

11,675 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
4
Low risk addresses
4
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

321 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 39 secondary schools. Heathbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 152 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,098.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,198 events.

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