Lambeth: local statistics
Lambeth is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 314,298 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Lambeth, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
314,298 people lived in Lambeth in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of -1.4% in a year. That is 8,583 fewer people than in mid-2015, a fall of 2.7% (London: +5.4%), the 2nd slowest growth of all 33 council areas in London. The mid-2025 estimate is the lowest in the series.
Police recorded 36,243 crimes in Lambeth in the year to March 2026, 115.3 for every 1,000 residents, 8th of 33 in London, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 117.6 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 108.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Average Band D council tax in Lambeth is £2,047.11 for 2026-27, up £93.16 on 2025-26. That makes it the 24th highest of 33 in London. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,257.35.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Lambeth had a life expectancy at birth of 83.8 years; for men it was 78.9, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.9 years for women and +0.3 for men. It is the 23rd highest for women of 32 in London.
6.2% of Lambeth residents aged 16 to 64 (14,890 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (London: 5.5%). The rate was the same a year earlier. The five-year high was 7.5% (August 2021); the low was 4.8% (January 2023).
Full-time employees living in Lambeth earned a median £946.60 a week in April 2025, or £49,034 over a year. It is the 12th highest of 32 in London, and 4.9% more than across London. For full-time jobs located in Lambeth the median is £920.70 a week (−£25.90 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £616.50, so it has risen 54% before inflation.
An estimated 76.0% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Lambeth were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.0 points), against 74.8% across London. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 75.1% to 83.4%.
The average house price in Lambeth was £536,623 in July 2026, a fall of 6.3% in twelve months. That is mid-table in London, 17th of 33 (regional average £550,037). This July figure is the lowest in the series, 4% below July 2016. The average price is 10.9 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Lambeth. That ratio is the 20th highest ratio of 32 in London.
In March 2026, 15,495 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Lambeth, 25% fewer than in 2016. There are 49 per 1,000 residents, the 22nd highest of all 33 council areas in London.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 322,881 |
| 2016 | 326,613 |
| 2017 | 327,227 |
| 2018 | 328,923 |
| 2019 | 329,513 |
| 2020 | 325,527 |
| 2021 | 317,691 |
| 2022 | 318,862 |
| 2023 | 320,532 |
| 2024 | 318,864 |
| 2025 | 314,298 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £559,534 |
| July 2017 | £570,376 |
| July 2018 | £548,505 |
| July 2019 | £546,002 |
| July 2020 | £572,980 |
| July 2021 | £558,412 |
| July 2022 | £575,541 |
| July 2023 | £567,603 |
| July 2024 | £563,483 |
| July 2025 | £572,767 |
| July 2026 | £536,623 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £616.50 a week |
| 2016 | £616.20 a week |
| 2017 | £666.10 a week |
| 2018 | £689.90 a week |
| 2019 | £714.40 a week |
| 2020 | £766.60 a week |
| 2021 | £747.40 a week |
| 2022 | £788.80 a week |
| 2023 | £862.40 a week |
| 2024 | £896.90 a week |
| 2025 | £946.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,257.35 |
| 2017-18 | £1,310.34 |
| 2018-19 | £1,386.27 |
| 2019-20 | £1,445.20 |
| 2020-21 | £1,501.64 |
| 2021-22 | £1,591.59 |
| 2022-23 | £1,660.24 |
| 2023-24 | £1,761.90 |
| 2024-25 | £1,865.41 |
| 2025-26 | £1,953.95 |
| 2026-27 | £2,047.11 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 108.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 107.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 106.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 107.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 107.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 90.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 105.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 108.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 114.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 117.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 115.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 79.1% |
| 2016/17 | 81.8% |
| 2017/18 | 77.9% |
| 2018/19 | 78.0% |
| 2019/20 | 77.4% |
| 2020/21 | 80.6% |
| 2021/22 | 79.8% |
| 2022/23 | 83.4% |
| 2023/24 | 75.1% |
| 2024/25 | 80.2% |
| 2025/26 | 76.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 20,645 |
| 2017 | 16,475 |
| 2018 | 15,660 |
| 2019 | 15,785 |
| 2020 | 15,935 |
| 2021 | 15,790 |
| 2022 | 15,475 |
| 2023 | 14,960 |
| 2024 | 14,990 |
| 2025 | 15,065 |
| 2026 | 15,495 |
Questions about Lambeth
What is the population of Lambeth?
The ONS estimates 314,298 people lived in Lambeth in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Lambeth?
Home Office figures show 36,243 offences in the year to March 2026, or 115.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Lambeth?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,047.11 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in Lambeth?
83.8 years for women and 78.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Lambeth?
14,890 in August 2026 (6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average salary in Lambeth?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Lambeth was £946.60 a week in April 2025 (£49,034 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the average house price in Lambeth?
£536,623 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-6.3% on a year).
Who has power over Lambeth
Every body that makes decisions for Lambeth, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Lambeth council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Lambeth in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Clapham and Brixton Hill: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) MP
- Dulwich and West Norwood: Helen Hayes (Labour) MP
- Streatham and Croydon North: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK population · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in London: Greenwich · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Lewisham · Redbridge · Southwark
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