SW8 · Lambeth · Zone 2
Renting in Nine Elms and South Lambeth
What it costs to rent in Nine Elms and South Lambeth (SW8), how you get around and what the area is like, from 121 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £3,402 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £4,016 a month
- Homes to rent
- 121
Rents
What renting in Nine Elms and South Lambeth 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
£3,402 a month
29 homes · middle half £2,401 to £4,300 · 58% above London
2 bedrooms
£4,016 a month
64 homes · middle half £2,714 to £6,850 · 46% above London
3 bedrooms
£10,000 a month
19 homes · 167% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £3,402 | £2,401 to £4,300 | 29 | 58% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,016 | £2,714 to £6,850 | 64 | 46% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £10,000 | Not enough homes yet | 19 | 167% above |
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 Nine Elms and South Lambeth's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Nine Elms
5 min walk · nearest for 48 homes
Underground
Vauxhall
3 min walk · nearest for 38 homes
Overground
Pensbury Street
7 min walk · nearest for 12 homes
Overground
Wandsworth Road
7 min walk · nearest for 10 homes
Schools
Schools in SW8
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW8 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
8
open schools
2 of the 3 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
0
open schools
None has a graded Ofsted judgement yet.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SW8
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 21 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.3 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 SW8, 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 behaviour23%
- Violence and sexual offences20%
- Theft from the person15%
- 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.