Buying a home in SW4, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£980kmost £843k–£1.3m

Houses per m²£9,304flats £8,027

Sold last year2431,767 in five years

Prices in Lambeth-6.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW4 sold for £980,311 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £843,021 and £1,296,750, for about 108 m² of space. That is 17% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

243 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £401k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW4 7 (£8,254) and the most in SW4 0 (£10,320).

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 £4,470 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £196,000 for that mortgage: what £200,000 buys.

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House prices in SW4 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£510,428	£419k–£732k	53 m²	17
2	£686,617	£615k–£847k	74 m²	46
3	£980,311	£843k–£1.3m	108 m²	158
4	£1,654,952	£1.21m–£1.91m	158 m²	108
5+	£1,932,994	£1.61m–£2.5m	197 m²	218

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£510k	£687k	£980k	£1.65m	£1.93m
Semi-detached	—	£825k	£908k	£1.96m	£2.44m
Terraced	£485k	£680k	£1.02m	£1.6m	£1.81m
Flats	£401k	£517k	£590k	£702k	£802k

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

Price per m² across SW4

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SW4 0	£10,320	£8,919
SW4 6	£8,573	£7,621
SW4 7	£8,254	£7,751
SW4 8	£8,500	£6,689
SW4 9	£9,678	£9,356

Schools near SW4

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Helen's Catholic Primary School97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%33 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%57 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SW2 London · 2 km3-bed house £848k SW8 London · 2 km3-bed house £982k SW9 London · 2 km3-bed house £919k SW12 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.16m SW11 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.16m SE24 London · 3 km3-bed house £983k SW1V London · 3 km3-bed house £1.32m SW1P London · 3 km3-bed house £1.62m

Questions about SW4

Is SW4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 17% 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 (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 243 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 SW4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW4 sold for £980,311 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £843,021 and £1,296,750.

Is SW4 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW4 costs 17% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW4 each year?

243 homes sold in the last year and 1,767 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SW4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Helen's Catholic Primary School, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW4?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW2 (£848k, 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.