Buying a home in SW8, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£982kmost £763k–£1.18m

Houses per m²£8,723flats £9,092

Sold last year1511,190 in five years

Prices in Lambeth-6.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW8 sold for £981,572 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £763,317 and £1,178,357, for about 105 m² of space. That is 17% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

151 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £365k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW8 2 (£8,130) and the most in SW8 3 (£8,833).

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 £4,476 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 SW8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£478,027	£406k–£617k	59 m²	5
2	£605,625	£579k–£724k	68 m²	46
3	£981,572	£763k–£1.18m	105 m²	111
4	£1,192,434	£998k–£1.34m	135 m²	43
5+	£1,513,751	£1.23m–£1.96m	188 m²	45

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£478k	£606k	£982k	£1.19m	£1.51m
Semi-detached	—	—	—	—	£2.04m
Terraced	—	£605k	£961k	£1.19m	£1.45m
Flats	£365k	£491k	£526k	£563k	—

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

Price per m² across SW8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SW8 1	£8,817	£10,272
SW8 2	£8,130	£8,767
SW8 3	£8,833	£8,684
SW8 4	£8,678	£7,891
SW8 5	—	£11,434

Schools near SW8

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Helen's Catholic Primary School97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%34 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%51 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SW1P London · 1 km3-bed house £1.62m SW9 London · 1 km3-bed house £919k SW1V London · 2 km3-bed house £1.32m SW4 London · 2 km3-bed house £980k SE11 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.12m SW1W London · 2 km3-bed house £2.66m SW11 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.16m SW3 London · 3 km3-bed house £2.74m

Questions about SW8

Is SW8 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%); 151 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 SW8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW8 sold for £981,572 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £763,317 and £1,178,357.

Is SW8 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW8 costs 17% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW8 each year?

151 homes sold in the last year and 1,190 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SW8?

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%).

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.