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Streatham Common & Vale

Ward

South Lambeth. About 17,636 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Streatham Common & Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,661
355th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Streatham Common & Vale compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Streatham Common & ValeMiddle
Population25 wards, Lambeth · 2021
Population: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 8,856 to 17,661. The middle area is 11,387. Streatham Common & Vale is 17,661.
17,661most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Lambeth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Streatham Common & Vale is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Lambeth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 86.9% to 96.1%. The middle area is 92.7%. Streatham Common & Vale is 96.1%.
96.1%joint highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Lambeth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 3.3% to 9.4%. The middle area is 6.5%. Streatham Common & Vale is 9.4%.
9.4%highest

Is Streatham Common & Vale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Streatham Common & Vale at a rate of 104.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 184 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Streatham Common & Vale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (459), anti-social behaviour (442) and other crime (246).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lambeth

These figures are published for the whole of Lambeth, not for each ward, so they describe all of Lambeth and not Streatham Common & Vale alone. See Lambeth

Average house price
£540,198
Down 6.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,034
19th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.0×
Joint 34th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
Joint 104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Streatham Common & Vale in brief

Streatham Common & Vale had 17,661 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Streatham Common & Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Streatham Common & Vale, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Streatham Common & Vale, 9.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.