Head to head
Lambeth vs Southwark
46 measurements both boroughs report. Lambeth is higher on 17, Southwark on 29. Higher is not better — which way is good depends entirely on what is being counted.
Transport
- cycle parking spaces14% apart8,590vs9,946
Lambeth 5 of 33 · Southwark 3 of 33
Housing
- of entire-home listings9% apart42.3%vs46.5%
Lambeth 32 of 33 · Southwark 28 of 33
- Private landlord25% apart115.8vs154.6
Lambeth 30 of 33 · Southwark 22 of 33
- per 1,000 households8% apart32.3vs29.9
Lambeth 4 of 31 · Southwark 5 of 31
- entries on the register8% apart39vs36
Lambeth 4 of 33 · Southwark 6 of 33
- listed buildings4% apart953vs919
Lambeth 5 of 33 · Southwark 6 of 33
- Completionslevel0vs0
Lambeth 27 of 33 · Southwark 30 of 33
- listings3% apart4,984vs5,156
Lambeth 7 of 33 · Southwark 6 of 33
- Startslevel0vs0
Lambeth 26 of 33 · Southwark 29 of 33
- of applications approved10% apart73.2%vs81.4%
Lambeth 9 of 31 · Southwark 2 of 31
- Social landlord47% apart313.9vs165.4
Lambeth 13 of 33 · Southwark 28 of 33
- £ per week2% apart£124vs£122
Lambeth 13 of 31 · Southwark 16 of 31
Money
- mapped jewellery and watch shops50% apart4vs8
Lambeth 31 of 33 · Southwark 27 of 33
- 100.0%vs100.0%
Lambeth 6 of 33 · Southwark 9 of 33
- Budget1% apart£767,205vs£758,479
Lambeth 6 of 28 · Southwark 7 of 28
- Gross borrowing3% apart£1.13Mvs£1.16M
Lambeth 7 of 32 · Southwark 5 of 32
- Outturnlevel£793,888vs£791,400
Lambeth 7 of 32 · Southwark 8 of 32
- of resident median gross pay1% apart55.1%vs55.5%
Lambeth 11 of 32 · Southwark 10 of 32
- GBP median gross annual1% apart£49,034vs£48,681
Lambeth 11 of 32 · Southwark 12 of 32
- Bank or building society branch11% apart77.6%vs87.1%
Lambeth 12 of 33 · Southwark 9 of 33
- Revenue reserves48% apart£132,843vs£254,939
Lambeth 17 of 32 · Southwark 4 of 32
Technology
- of premiseslevel100.0%vs100.0%
Lambeth 4 of 33 · Southwark 5 of 33
- of local units28% apart5.4%vs7.5%
Lambeth 26 of 33 · Southwark 12 of 33
- of premiseslevel96.4%vs96.0%
Lambeth 11 of 33 · Southwark 14 of 33
- of premises65% apart0.7%vs2.0%
Lambeth 23 of 33 · Southwark 5 of 33
- of premises passed1% apart83.3%vs82.5%
Lambeth 12 of 33 · Southwark 14 of 33
- of premises1% apart92.4%vs91.3%
Lambeth 13 of 33 · Southwark 20 of 33
- of premises passed that subscribe22% apart42.0%vs54.0%
Lambeth 20 of 33 · Southwark 7 of 33
- of premiseslevel98.5%vs98.5%
Lambeth 16 of 33 · Southwark 17 of 33
Environment
- Electricity5% apart2812.8vs2954.9
Lambeth 32 of 33 · Southwark 27 of 33
- Gas9% apart10kvs9288.1
Lambeth 29 of 33 · Southwark 32 of 33
- rated 514% apart61.5%vs71.7%
Lambeth 23 of 30 · Southwark 13 of 30
- rated C or better16% apart50.9%vs60.4%
Lambeth 14 of 33 · Southwark 4 of 33
- trees maintained39% apart36kvs59k
Lambeth 15 of 33 · Southwark 4 of 33
- household waste recycled4% apart32.5%vs34.0%
Lambeth 18 of 33 · Southwark 12 of 33
Crime
- seconds to first engine7% apart271svs292s
Lambeth 32 of 33 · Southwark 28 of 33
People
- change 2021–205173% apart7.6%vs28.6%
Lambeth 31 of 33 · Southwark 6 of 33
- cultural venues25% apart94vs126
Lambeth 6 of 33 · Southwark 3 of 33
- of Year 6 children9% apart25.9%vs28.4%
Lambeth 8 of 32 · Southwark 3 of 32
- healthy years at birth3% apart64.6vs62.7
Lambeth 10 of 32 · Southwark 18 of 32
- of secondary pupils23% apart2.6%vs2.0%
Lambeth 10 of 32 · Southwark 26 of 32
- people seen, 2026-27 Q130% apart148vs212
Lambeth 10 of 33 · Southwark 4 of 33
- residents aged 16–6410% apart6.2%vs5.6%
Lambeth 12 of 33 · Southwark 15 of 33
- of secondary pupils10% apart21.3%vs19.1%
Lambeth 14 of 32 · Southwark 26 of 32
- 3.45vs3.82
Lambeth 14 of 32 · Southwark 3 of 32
- years at birth1% apart85.1vs84.5
Lambeth 15 of 32 · Southwark 23 of 32
The bar under each pair spans the range all thirty-three boroughs occupy on that measurement, so the distance between the two dots is read against how far apart the city’s extremes are. The solid dot is Lambeth; the hollow one is Southwark.