Estate agents in SW8
SW8 is a postcode district in Lambeth. HM Land Registry recorded 306 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 with a median price paid of £550,000.
How estate agents in SW8 compare
SW8 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 312 sales in SW8 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £535,000.
37.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.5 years and sold for a median of 1.1% more than they paid.
The median price was £627,500 in 2016 and £590,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SW8
Median sale price in SW8: £535,000
| All homes | 312 sales, median £535,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Semi-detached | 1 sale |
| Terraced | 42 sales, median £930,750 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 268 sales, median £500,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Lambeth the average price was £549,573 in June 2026, down 3.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £627,500 (637 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £568,404 (552 sales) |
| 2018 | £595,350 (381 sales) |
| 2019 | £680,000 (495 sales) |
| 2020 | £662,500 (432 sales) |
| 2021 | £607,500 (513 sales) |
| 2022 | £716,500 (557 sales) |
| 2023 | £708,000 (474 sales) |
| 2024 | £625,000 (460 sales) |
| 2025 | £590,000 (466 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
SW8 has four railway stations within a mile of its centre: Wandsworth Road at about 0.5 miles, Queenstown Road and Battersea Park at about 0.6 miles each and Vauxhall at about 0.8 miles. Underground stops are close too, with Nine Elms at about 0.3 miles, Battersea Power Station and Stockwell at about 0.5 miles each and Vauxhall at about 0.7 miles. The A3036, A3205, A203, A3 and A202 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 (Chiswick Roundabout) at about 6 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 8 miles. London City Airport is about 8 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 14 miles. Central London is about 2 miles from the centre of the district.
Schools in and near SW8
SW8 has 30 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being St George's CofE Primary School (Church of England), Griffin Primary School (academy) and Herbert Morrison Primary School at about 0.3 miles. Secondary choices include Platanos College (sixth form, academy) at about 0.6 miles and Pimlico Academy (sixth form, academy) at about 0.8 miles. Independent options include Newton Preparatory School at about 0.6 miles and Westminster Under School (Church of England) at about 1.0 miles. Lansdowne School is a special school at about 0.9 miles. Ada National College for Digital Skills is about 1.1 miles away and London South Bank University about 2.0 miles.
Living in SW8
SW8 is an urban postcode district in Lambeth with about 36,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 250 shops, including at least 10 supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Waitrose, both about 0.3 and 0.4 miles away. Nine Elms Market and Boot Sale is about 0.2 miles away. Around 29 pubs include The Surprise, The Cavendish Arms and The Nottingham Castle, each about 0.2 miles away and there are more than 60 cafés and around 60 restaurants. Eight doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Battersea Fields Practice at about 0.3 miles, along with at least 5 pharmacies and 4 dentists. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is Evelina London Children's Hospital at about 1.6 miles. South Lambeth Library is about 0.4 miles away and a post office about 0.1 miles. Larkhall Park is about 0.2 miles away and Clapham Common is about 1.5 miles away.
A short history of SW8
Lambeth was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha, a name meaning a place where lambs were landed. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Lanchei and does not mention Vauxhall. The Archbishop of Canterbury held the manor by 1190 and Archbishop Hubert Walter created Lambeth Palace in 1197. A treaty was made at Lambeth in 1212. In 1216 South Lambeth came to Falkes de Breauté through his marriage to Margaret FitzGerold and the name Vauxhall is generally traced to his house there. A second treaty followed at Lambeth in 1217. In 1642 Vauxhall marked the south western end of London's Civil War defences. Lambeth opened a parish workhouse in 1726. Draining of Lambeth Marsh began in the mid-18th century and Vauxhall Bridge opened in 1816. South Lambeth became a separate parish in 1861. The area has 161 listed buildings. Brunswick House, Stockwell Bus Garage, Battersea Power Station and the Church of St Paul are Grade II*.
People and homes in SW8
Census 2021 figures show about 39,000 usual residents in SW8. At the 2021 Census, 13% of residents were aged under 15, 79% were aged 15 to 64 and 8% were aged 65 and over, compared with 17%, 64% and 18% in England. Census 2021 figures show about 17,200 households with an average size of 2.2 people. Census 2021 figures show 88% of households live in flats, maisonettes or apartments, against 22% in England. Census 2021 figures show 24% of households owned their home, 39% rented socially and 36% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band B as the most common council tax band at 22% of about 21,140 homes. Environment Agency data from June 2026 show no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. Surface water flooding is not included.
Notable people from SW8
Roger Moore (1927 to 2017), an English actor who worked in film and television and wrote an autobiography, was born in Stockwell. Annie Besant (1847 to 1933), a British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator, was born in Clapham. South Lambeth is the birthplace of several others: Naomi Campbell (born 1970), a British model and philanthropist; Catherine Howard (1524 to 1542), fifth wife of Henry VIII of England; Peter Mansfield (1933 to 2017), an English physicist known for magnetic resonance imaging; Kieran Gibbs (born 1989), an English association football player; Simon Cowell (born 1959), an English television personality, businessman, producer and record executive; and Naveen Andrews (born 1969), a British actor in film, television and theatre.
Sport and leisure
Vauxhall Leisure Centre is listed as a fitness centre, sports centre and swimming pool and Clapham Leisure Centre and Dolphin Square Sports Centre are also in the area. Battersea Park Millennium Arena is an athletics venue and Kia Oval is a cricket stadium. VauxWall West Climbing Centre offers climbing, Rocket Padel offers padel and Westminster Boating Base is also nearby. Other venues include Powerleague Nine Elms, a riding school and a petanque pitch. Pit Lane offers karting and Birdies has miniature golf. Pitches and courts are mapped for basketball, soccer, tennis, table tennis and netball among other sports. Battersea Park, Vauxhall Park, Larkhall Park and Pimlico Gardens are among a number of parks and gardens. Several fitness centres, including Virgin Active, are also nearby.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SW8?
- The median price paid in SW8 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £550,000. Over the same period the median price paid was £912,500 for terraced houses (44 sales) and £503,750 for flats (260 sales).
- How many homes were sold in SW8 in the last year?
- There were 306 standard sales in SW8 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid data.
- What are the transport links in SW8?
- The railway stations nearby are Wandsworth Road at about 0.5 miles, Queenstown Road at about 0.6 miles, Battersea Park at about 0.6 miles and Vauxhall at about 0.8 miles. The Nine Elms Underground stop is about 0.3 miles from the centre. Central London is about 2 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near SW8?
- There are 30 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with St George's CofE Primary School, Griffin Primary School and Herbert Morrison Primary School each about 0.3 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Platanos College at about 0.6 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in SW8?
- There are 7 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW8 postcode district.
Areas near SW8
SW8 is in Lambeth.
Estate agents near SW8
- Viewit Real EstateLambeth SW8 2XA0.3 miles
- Battersea & Nine Elms EstatesKensington and Chelsea SW11 70.3 miles
- Johns&CoWandsworth SW11 7AW0.4 miles
- Oliver Burn ResidentialLambeth SW9 9AR0.6 miles
- Martin & Co London RiversideKensington and Chelsea SW11 80.6 miles
- London Village ResidentialWandsworth SW8 3HE0.7 miles
- Tate ResidentialWandsworth SW8 4LS0.7 miles
- Henry Wiltshire International - Nine ElmsLambeth SW8 1SJ0.7 miles
- LiFE Residential Nine Elms Riverside Estate AgentsLambeth SW8 2LZ0.7 miles
- FoxtonsLambeth SW8 2LN0.7 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW8.