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SW8 4RU

Stockwell West & Larkhall · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 4RP 14 m
SW8 4SX 39 m
SW8 4RR 51 m
SW8 4RB 52 m
SW8 4RJ 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 4RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4
Latitude
51.477081
Longitude
-0.131404
British National Grid easting
529,863
British National Grid northing
177,002

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall · E05014111
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green · E14001559
Output area
E00177485
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 004D · E01003122
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 004 · E02000621

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Thorparch Road, London, SW8 4RU 21 March 2025 £1,187,000
18, First And Second Floor Flat At, Thorparch Road, London, SW8 4RU 17 November 2023 £710,000
4, Thorparch Road, London, SW8 4RU 19 October 2023 £1,100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
335
Primary
150
Secondary
37

  1. Herbert Morrison Primary School

    Community school

    423 m

  2. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    542 m

  3. Allen Edwards Primary School

    Community school

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,336
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,805
  • Theft from the person 2,297
  • Anti social behaviour 1,806
  • Other theft 1,431
  • Shoplifting 1,328

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
88

45 female, 43 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.5
SW8 4 residents
7,899

Age bands in SW8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,222 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,056 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.6%

3,389 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

1,692 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

594 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 4 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

120

within 5 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    495 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    542 m

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    709 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    709 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    734 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    888 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.0 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.3 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.4 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.4 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.6 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    1.6 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.6 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.7 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.7 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.7 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.8 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.8 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 120 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

  • Lansdowne Green

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Lansdowne Green

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Larkhall Park

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles

  • Larkhall Park

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles

  • Nine Elms Underground Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 004D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,502 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
17
Low risk addresses
11
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 £992,500 from 6 recorded sales in SW8 4RU. 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

335 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 37 secondary schools. Herbert Morrison Primary School is the nearest published school at 423 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,336 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,278 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,805 events.

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