Buying a home in SE11, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.12mmost £941k–£1.35m
Houses per m²£9,710flats £7,560
Sold last year79641 in five years
Prices in Lambeth-6.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE11 sold for £1,124,314 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £940,871 and £1,353,462, for about 109 m² of space. That is 34% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

79 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £338k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE11 6 (£7,999) and the most in SE11 5 (£10,130).

Across Lambeth, prices are down 6.4% on a year ago and down 4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,682 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £5,127 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £225,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SE11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£888,330£746k–£926k72 m²23
3£1,124,314£941k–£1.35m109 m²55
4£1,211,250£895k–£1.58m122 m²26
5+£1,588,293£1.41m–£1.8m176 m²28

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£888k£1.12m£1.21m£1.59m
Terraced—£885k£1.11m£1.21m£1.6m
Flats£338k£466k£472k£490k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SE11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE11 4£9,939£7,638
SE11 5£10,130£7,952
SE11 6£7,999£7,306

Schools near SE11

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%41 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%57 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SE11

Is SE11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 34% more than across London; prices in Lambeth are down 6.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 79 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SE11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE11 sold for £1,124,314 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £940,871 and £1,353,462.

Is SE11 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE11 costs 34% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE11 each year?

79 homes sold in the last year and 641 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SE11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE11?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE17 (£813k, 1 km), SE1 (£963k, 2 km), SW8 (£982k, 2 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.