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About

The Oval is an area in the London Borough of Lambeth centred on Surrey County Cricket Club's ground known as The Oval. The ground has hosted international cricket since 1880, when it staged the first Test match in England. The neighbourhood sits between Kennington Road and Clapham Road and is served by Oval Underground station on the Northern line. Streets of mid-Victorian terraces sit alongside pockets of later council housing, with small front gardens and short parades of shops close to the ground.

Local life is oriented around match days at the ground, everyday markets and cafés on nearby streets, and pockets of allotments and small green spaces. Community facilities include primary schools and sports clubs that use local pitches; frequent bus routes run along the main roads and provide links to the wider transport network. Housing stock ranges from narrow terraces to purpose-built blocks, and street names such as Kennington Oval and The Oval mark the area's long association with cricket.

Area overview

On average Oval has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 94 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 39.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Oval is £75,642 per year. There are 2 schools in Oval: 0 primary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). On average most houses in area has good public transport connectivity. Oval is home to around 8,404 people, with a population density of about 10,789.6 per km2.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
94
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
39.6%
Connectivity
8/10

Area Profile

Oval Population
8,404
Population density
10,789.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
30.82(+16%)
Violence and sexual offences
29.75(-2%)
Theft from the person
12.26(+17%)
Other theft
10.11(-13%)
Public order
8.45(+27%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
3,161
37.6%
Other White
1,326
15.77%
African
971
11.55%
Caribbean
688
8.18%
Other
427
5.08%
Total population: 8,406

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
4,384
59.61%
No qualifications
909
12.36%
Level 3 (A level)
838
11.39%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
488
6.63%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
413
5.62%
Total 16+ residents: 7,355

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,145
31.52%
Other social rented
699
19.24%
Social rents from council
664
18.28%
Owns with a mortgage
616
16.96%
Owns outright
388
10.68%
Total households: 3,633

Property prices in Oval

Based on 78 recent sales, the median property price is £542,256 in Oval area, with individual transactions ranging from £153,502 up to £1,725,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Oval in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Oval over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats55£455,000
Semi-Detached1£1,625,000
Terraced22£882,501

10 years median price trend in Oval

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Oval.

All postcodes in Oval

SE50TA

Camberwell New Road

SW81PH

Claylands Road

SE115SY

Harleyford Street

SW81LQ

Cottingham Road

SW96BU

Brixton Road

SW96GA

Myatt's Fields

SW96UT

Tindal Street

SW96XW

Frederick Crescent

SE115TN

Hanover Gardens

SW90JJ

Clapham Road

SW96JB

Vassall Road

SW90LP

Handforth Road

SW96UW

Salisbury Place

SW98PD

Brixton Station Road

SE114BW

Pownell Terrace

SE115TR

Kennington Park Road

SE59LS

Carre Mews

SW96FU

Oval

SW81LF

Fentiman Road

SW96AZ

Akerman Road

SW96EQ

Holland Grove

SW96ET

Foxley Road

SW81AL

Dorset Road

SW96XA

Langton Road

SW96XB

The Caxtons

SW81AZ

Carroun Road

SW81LH

Fentiman Road

SW81PB

Palfrey Place

SW96JA

Vassall Road

SW96UD

Lothian Road

SW96UU

Langton Road

SE59LP

Calais Street

SW96ER

Holland Grove

SW81BF

Fentiman Road

SW96HP

Cancell Road

SE114AX

Kennington Park Gardens

SE114DA

Kennington Park Road

SE59RQ

Cormont Road

SW90LJ

Crewdson Road

SW90LL

Handforth Road

SW96TS

Lothian Road

SW96NJ

Vassall Road

SW96TT

Lothian Road

SW96UY

Langton Road

SW96EF

Cranmer Road

SW90DX

South Island Place

SW81NX

Claylands Road

SW81PA

Palfrey Place

SW96NF

Holland Grove

SE115TL

Hanover Gardens

SW96NZ

Minerva Close

SW96UR

Regency Mews

SW96XL

Frederick Crescent

SW96EG

Cranmer Road

SW96EJ

Camberwell New Road

SW96GB

Myatt's Fields

SW96HU

Russell Grove

SE50RR

Camberwell New Road

SE59LL

Flodden Road

SW81NN

Elias Place

SW81PE

Palfrey Place

SW96NA

Vassall Road

SW96UL

Langton Road

SW81NY

Claylands Road

SW90NA

Prima Road

SE115TP

Kennington Park Road

SE115TS

Kennington Park Road

SW81AR

Palfrey Place

SW90LS

Offley Road

SW96XE

Myatt Road

SW81AU

Richborne Terrace

SW96DZ

Cranmer Road

SW96EX

Foxley Road

SW90LH

Crewdson Road

SE114DG

Charlton Terrace

SW81LR

Usborne Mews

SW81PT

Richborne Terrace

SW90FJ

Pickle Mews

SE115AF

Bowling Green Street

SW96UA

Lothian Road

SE115TT

Bowling Green Street

SW96XS

Langton Road

SE115SE

Clayton Street

SE59LR

Calais Street

SW96XG

Myatt Road

SW81AN

Dorset Road

SW90JQ

Clapham Road

SW96AF

Patmos Road

SW96BP

Brixton Road

SE115DE

Montford Place

SE50SE

Bolton Crescent

SW81AB

Dorset Road

SW90JR

Clapham Road

SW96UQ

Turner Close

SW81NH

Trigon Road

SW81BA

Richborne Terrace

SE59LH

Flodden Road

SW96DG

Holland Grove

SW81LD

Fentiman Road

SW96HS

Russell Grove

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.