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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 93 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
93
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
31.65(+18%)
Violence and sexual offences
30.94(0%)
Theft from the person
12.26(+31%)
Other theft
10(-13%)
Drugs
7.38(+19%)
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 £550,000 in Oval area, with individual transactions ranging from £237,500 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, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Oval over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Flats55£460,000£7,378
Semi-Detached2£1,237,500£8,953
Terraced21£900,000£8,412

10 years median price trend in Oval

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

All postcodes in Oval

SW81LU

Meadow Road

SE59LP

Calais Street

SE59LL

Flodden Road

SW96NW

Chryssell Road

SW98PD

Brixton Station Road

SW96XA

Langton Road

SW96TS

Lothian Road

SW96NZ

Minerva Close

SE115AF

Bowling Green Street

SE115TN

Hanover Gardens

SW96EQ

Holland Grove

SW90JU

Clapham Road

SE114BE

St Agnes Place

SW96BU

Brixton Road

SW96UB

Lothian Road

SW96ES

Foxley Road

SE115DE

Montford Place

SW96XN

Frederick Crescent

SW96JB

Vassall Road

SW96EF

Cranmer Road

SE59LR

Calais Street

SW81LE

Fentiman Road

SW81BF

Fentiman Road

SE50RR

Camberwell New Road

SW90LS

Offley Road

SE115TY

Kennington Park Road

SE115TT

Bowling Green Street

SE115TL

Hanover Gardens

SW81AU

Richborne Terrace

SE115SE

Clayton Street

SW81LF

Fentiman Road

SW81AP

Richborne Terrace

SW90JQ

Clapham Road

SW90JG

Clapham Road

SW90JJ

Clapham Road

SW81NY

Claylands Road

SE115SW

Kennington Oval

SW90NA

Prima Road

SW81LB

Richborne Terrace

SW96EJ

Camberwell New Road

SW96SQ

Patmos Road

SW96GA

Myatt's Fields

SW96EY

Rothery Terrace

SW81AS

Richborne Terrace

SE115TR

Kennington Park Road

SW96TZ

Lothian Road

SW96DE

Camberwell New Road

SW96NE

Chryssell Road

SW81LD

Fentiman Road

SW96NA

Vassall Road

SE115SY

Harleyford Street

SW81PE

Palfrey Place

SW96UG

Langton Road

SW81AN

Dorset Road

SE114DA

Kennington Park Road

SW81PB

Palfrey Place

SW96XF

Myatt Road

SE114BY

Ellis Terrace

SW96ET

Foxley Road

SW81LQ

Cottingham Road

SW90EA

Crewdson Road

SW96UX

Langton Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.