London boroughsLambeth vs Southwark

Lambeth vs Southwark: which borough suits you?

Southwark is more central AND £5k cheaper on the average sold price.
Lambeth

#11 of 33

Southwark

#6 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 2
Zone 1

Average house price

£525k
£520k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.8x
10.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

95
84

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

958 Mb
906 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.2

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

315
147

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

837 ha
820 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

2823
2378

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Lambeth

Greater London · zone 2 · average sold price £525k.

Read the Lambeth report

Living in Southwark

Greater London · zone 1 · average sold price £520k.

Read the Southwark report