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SE5 9

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10,532 people · median £520,000 · Lambeth

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Lambeth Council · Green minority — no overall control 29/63 seats · 46% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population10,532

0–14

16%

15–24

15%

25–44

39%

45–64

24%

65+

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Median age32.9

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate68%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents7.3%

Self-employed · of people in work17%

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Retired8.3%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified53%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications14.5%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health87%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.63/10

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Happiness7.5/10

Feels worthwhile7.75/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.45/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.4/10

Employment

4.2/10

Education & skills

6.1/10

Health & disability

4.9/10

Crime

3.9/10

Housing & services

2.5/10

Living environment

2.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

26%

own their home

43%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Black 34%

ONS Census 2021

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