SW4 · Lambeth · Zone 2
Renting in Clapham
What it costs to rent in Clapham (SW4), how you get around and what the area is like, from 89 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,300 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £2,750 a month
- Homes to rent
- 89
Rents
What renting in Clapham costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
1 bedroom
£2,300 a month
26 homes · middle half £2,012 to £2,438 · 7% above London
2 bedrooms
£2,750 a month
35 homes · middle half £2,500 to £3,270 · level with London
3 bedrooms
£3,500 a month
17 homes · 7% below London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,300 | £2,012 to £2,438 | 26 | 7% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,750 | £2,500 to £3,270 | 35 | Level |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,500 | Not enough homes yet | 17 | 7% below |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Clapham's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Clapham Common
2 min walk · nearest for 42 homes
Underground
Clapham South
9 min walk · nearest for 16 homes
Overground
Clapham High Street
3 min walk · nearest for 13 homes
Underground
Clapham North
4 min walk · nearest for 9 homes
Schools
Schools in SW4
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW4 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
9
open schools
6 of the 6 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
2
open schools
2 of the 2 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SW4
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 20.5 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.2 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Medium surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Tidal Thames from Battersea Power Station to Battersea Bridge flood warning area. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in SW4, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour22%
- Violence and sexual offences21%
- Shoplifting11%
- Other theft10%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.