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.
House prices in SW8
Median sale price in SW8: £550,000
| All homes | 306 sales, median £550,000 |
|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 2 sales |
| Terraced | 44 sales, median £912,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 260 sales, median £503,750 |
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 £546,623 in May 2026, down 2.6% on a year earlier.
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.
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.