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Lambeth
Local Authority · London, England · population ~322k · 85 state-funded schools
High earnings are offset by punishing rental costs in Lambeth. While weekly pay of £946.60 sits above the London median, the cost of housing is extreme, with rent consuming 61.6% of gross median earnings. Buying is equally difficult, as the median house price stands at 10.9 times annual pay. Beyond the financial strain, the area faces significant challenges, with a recorded crime rate of 113.6 per 1,000 residents, a figure higher than 93% of England authorities. Council tax is relatively competitive at £2,047, but this does little to mitigate the broader cost of living. These figures suggest a location that demands a high income just to maintain a basic standard of living, leaving little room for those on modest salaries.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Lambeth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£49,223/yr
Very high
Better than 94% of UK LAs
House price
£538,000
Very expensive
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,525/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,047/yr
Cheapest
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Crime
113.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.4
High
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Schools
92.9%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
96 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
78 of 84 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 12 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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85 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
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