— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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4,803 people · median £720,795 · Lambeth
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Lambeth Council · Green minority — no overall control 29/63 seats · 46% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£720,795 median 23rd cheapest of 23 neighbourhoods
among 23 neighbourhoods in Lambeth
A typical home here sells for £720,795, up 12.2% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 43 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£720,795
5-year change+12.2%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Lambeth18.6%
Of the homes across Lambeth that sold again within five years, 18.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with London (18.4%).
By property type
Flats18.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new29.7%
Bought second-hand16.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.2% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (7,734 resale pairs) across Lambeth — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership51%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,047
London Borough of Lambeth£1,537
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,365
Band B£1,592
Band C£1,820
Band D (baseline)£2,047
Band E£2,502
Band F£2,957
Band G£3,412
Band H£4,094
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£7,060 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Balham 21 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambray Road | £325,000 | 420 | -14.6% |
| Hydethorpe Road | £418,384 | 402 | +7.5% |
| Weir Road | £284,067 | 385 | -6.9% |
| Burnbury Road | £360,000 | 335 | +3.3% |
| Emmanuel Road | £347,000 | 311 | +1.9% |
| Haverhill Road | £421,000 | 280 | +31.8% |
| Fieldhouse Road | £359,000 | 228 | +7.9% |
| Cavendish Road | £275,000 | 221 | +21% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Lambeth how Balham compares · from Lambeth
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Kennington Cross +96.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Cross | £667,000 | +96.3% | 250 |
| Streatham Park | £657,500 | +34.5% | 62 |
| Kennington | £620,000 | +15% | 80 |
| Balham | £720,795 | +12.2% | 134 |
| Norbury | £530,000 | +11.7% | 172 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Balham — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84, Weir Road | Flat | 4+ | D | £825,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 20, Fieldhouse Road | Flat | 3 | D | £690,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 1 Midmoor Road | Flat | 2 | D | £750,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 311a Cavendish Road | Flat | 2 | D | £480,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 215 Cavendish Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £962,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 15a Burnbury Road | Flat | 3 | C | £705,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 12 Hydethorpe Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £1,290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 5 Cambray Road | Flat | 2 | C | £670,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 36, Emmanuel Road | Flat | 3 | D | £735,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 31, Fieldhouse Road | Flat | 3 | D | £915,000 | Jul 2026 |
134 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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