SE27 postcode area guide — Lambeth
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE27 postcode district in Lambeth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE27
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.2%
Gigabit-capable
83.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SE27 postcode district (Lambeth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 370 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.1%.
Around 0% of premises in SE27 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SE27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE27 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| SE27 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| SE27 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| SE27 0AE | 100% | 97.1% |
| SE27 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| SE27 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| SE27 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| SE27 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SE27 0AL | 100% | 91.8% |
| SE27 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Lambeth
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lambeth district (157,520 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SE27
Police recorded 518 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE27 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 153 | 29.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 134 | 25.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 58 | 11.2% |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 35 | 6.8% |
| Public order | 20 | 3.9% |
| Drugs | 18 | 3.5% |
| Burglary | 17 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SE27
Based on 194 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE27 is £552,000, up 5.1% on the previous year (£525,000).
Semi-detached
£860,000
24 sales
Terraced
£700,000
64 sales
Flat / maisonette
£400,000
92 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE27
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £815,000 | Terraced | Greenhurst Road | SE27 0LH |
| 15 May 2026 | £520,000 | Flat | Ulverstone Road | SE27 0AJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £885,000 | Terraced | Hexham Road | SE27 9EF |
| 8 May 2026 | £280,000 | Flat | Chichester Mews | SE27 0NS |
| 6 May 2026 | £410,000 | Flat | Barston Road | SE27 9HD |
| 5 May 2026 | £552,000 | Flat | Casewick Road | SE27 0SY |
| 1 May 2026 | £595,000 | Terraced | Yeoman Close | SE27 0PS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Flat | Elder Gardens | SE27 9TJ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Flat | Thurlestone Road | SE27 0PE |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £725,000 | Semi-detached | Canterbury Grove | SE27 0PB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Lambeth demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Lambeth district (317,654 residents, 134,688 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.3% |
| 15–29 | 38% |
| 30–44 | 21.8% |
| 45–64 | 16.3% |
| 65+ | 8.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 33% |
| Private rented | 31.6% |
| Social rented | 15.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SE27
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elmgreen School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,082 | SE27 9BZ |
| Julian's School | Primary | 3–11 | 908 | SE27 0JF |
| Elm Wood School | Primary | 3–11 | 364 | SE27 9RR |
| Kingswood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 362 | SE27 9RD |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 201 | SE27 0DZ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SE27
171 rated food businesses operate in SE27. 90 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abacus Nursery, Adams's Apple, Aroma/China Kitchen, Badger Badger, Brucan Bakery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE27
From a sample of 227 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SE27 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
36%
Band D
50%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Lambeth
Landlines around SE27 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.