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Lambeth
Local Authority · London, England · population ~322k · 85 state-funded schools
High earnings come with very high rents. Lambeth's median weekly pay is £946.60, above the London median and higher than 93% of English authorities, but this is offset by a median monthly rent of £2,525, which consumes a significant 61.6% of gross median pay. House prices are also steep, with a median of £538,000, and a house price to pay multiple of 10.9x. Crime is high, at 113.6 per 1,000, and deprivation scores are also above the London median. While council tax is below the regional average, the high cost of housing and crime rates make this an area for those prioritising income over affordability and who can absorb the higher living costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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
92.8%
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
84 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
77 of 83 (92.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is 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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