SW8 postcode district — Stockwell West & Larkhall, Wandsworth and Lambeth
The SW8 postcode district in London sits across Stockwell West & Larkhall, spanning the local authority areas of Wandsworth and Lambeth. It groups thousands of unit postcodes used for addressing and is a practical geography for comparing stockwell west & larkhall property market activity with neighbouring districts. In the 12 months to 28 August 2026, recorded paid sales show an average sold price around £616,121 across 266 transactions in the district. On a year-on-year basis, the average moved about down 25.3% compared with the previous 12 months. The busiest segment was flat / maisonette, with 227 sales in that period—useful context when you compare house prices in SW8 across terraces, flats and houses. Wandsworth and Lambeth sold prices in the official Price Paid extract reflect completions (not asking prices), so they’re a solid base for research, desk-based due diligence and area IQ-style comparisons. We surface the latest-sale pattern per postcode where a standard paid sale exists in-window.
Street-level sold prices and property data for all 183 postcodes in SW8 with a paid sale in the last 12 months. Sourced from HM Land Registry.
According to Property Insights UK, the average house price in SW8 (Stockwell West & Larkhall, Wandsworth and Lambeth) was £616,121 in the 12 months to 28 August 2026, based on 266 Land Registry transactions. Prices fell 25.3% year-on-year. Flat / maisonette properties were the most commonly sold type, with a median price of £495,000. 2.6% of sales were new builds.
Figures are derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Category A standard paid residential sales only. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by property type — SW8
Median sold price · last 12 months to 2026-08-28 · Land Registry
Showing 185 of 185 postcodes (latest standard paid sale per unit postcode in the last 12 months in this district).
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Frequently asked questions about SW8
Straightforward answers about sold prices, Land Registry data and what you can do with this page.
1
What is the average house price in SW8?
The average sold price in SW8 (Stockwell West & Larkhall) is £616,121 based on 266 sales in the last 12 months, as of 28 August 2026. This represents a -25.3% change compared to the previous 12 months (average basis).
2
What types of properties sell most in SW8?
The most common property type sold in SW8 in the last 12 months is flat / maisonette with 227 sales. The median price for a flat / maisonette in SW8 is £495,000.
3
What is the cheapest property type in SW8?
Based on Land Registry data, flat / maisonette properties have the lowest median price in SW8 at £495,000. This is based on 227 sales in the last 12 months.
4
Has the SW8 property market gone up or down?
House prices in SW8 have fallen by 25.3% in the last 12 months compared to the previous year. The average sold price moved from £825,297 to £616,121.
5
Is SW8 freehold or leasehold?
In the last 12 months, 34 sales in SW8 were freehold (12.8%) and 232 were leasehold (87.2%), using the Land Registry Duration field on each transaction (266 sales in total in this slice).