Buying a home in SW9, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£919kmost £759k–£1.12m

Houses per m²£8,478flats £7,343

Sold last year1641,304 in five years

Prices in Lambeth-6.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW9 sold for £919,142 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £759,216 and £1,121,157, for about 104 m² of space. That is 9% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

164 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £350k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW9 7 (£6,229) and the most in SW9 8 (£9,007).

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 £4,191 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £184,000 for that mortgage: what £190,000 buys.

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House prices in SW9 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£422,158	£319k–£445k	50 m²	5
2	£689,268	£641k–£819k	75 m²	42
3	£919,142	£759k–£1.12m	104 m²	118
4	£1,080,071	£860k–£1.27m	128 m²	72
5+	£1,266,535	£1.06m–£1.67m	175 m²	44

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£422k	£689k	£919k	£1.08m	£1.27m
Semi-detached	—	—	£1.07m	£1.31m	£1.87m
Terraced	—	£689k	£919k	£1.06m	£1.15m
Flats	£350k	£466k	£498k	£522k	£503k

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

Price per m² across SW9

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SW9 0	£8,695	£7,574
SW9 6	£7,868	£6,747
SW9 7	£6,229	£6,840
SW9 8	£9,007	£7,153
SW9 9	£8,736	£7,879

Schools near SW9

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Helen's Catholic Primary School97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%40 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%56 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SW8 London · 1 km3-bed house £982k SE5 London · 2 km3-bed house £914k SE24 London · 2 km3-bed house £983k SW4 London · 2 km3-bed house £980k SW2 London · 2 km3-bed house £848k SE11 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.12m SE17 London · 3 km3-bed house £813k SW1P London · 3 km3-bed house £1.62m

Questions about SW9

Is SW9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% 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 (79% against 43.8%); 164 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 SW9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW9 sold for £919,142 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £759,216 and £1,121,157.

Is SW9 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW9 costs 9% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW9 each year?

164 homes sold in the last year and 1,304 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SW9?

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 SW9?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE17 (£813k, 3 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.