- In 2019/20, 26% of people in the borough lived in households with an income of less than 60% the UK median after housing costs have been subtracted. This was around the same as the average London Borough.
- 39% of children in the borough lived in households with an income of less than 60% the UK median after housing costs have been subtracted in 2020/21. This was around the same as the average London Borough.
- In Lambeth, 16% of residents were estimated to be earning below the Living Wage in 2021. This was around the same as the average London Borough.
- 3.9% of adults in the borough had no recognised qualifications in 2021. This was better than the average London Borough.
- 438 people were seen sleeping rough in Lambeth in 2021/22, this was worse than the average London Borough.
- Lambeth owed 1.58 per 1,000 households a main homelessness duty in 2021 Q3, worse than the average London Borough.
- The grid below shows how Lambeth compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Lambeth is worse than the selected comparison group for that indicator, and green means it is better. Use the dropdown filter on the right to select different types of comparison.
Lambeth indicator rankings
Living standards
Child poverty rate
Child poverty rate (AHC)
Average compared to all London Boroughs (35%)
Worse compared to England (29.3%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 37%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (38%)
Income deprivation
Income deprivation (relative to London overall)
Average compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)
Average compared to England (0.8)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 1.19)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (1.58)
Pay inequality
80:20 ratio of earnings
Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.64)
Worse compared to England (1.94)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 2.565)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (2.61)
Poverty rate
Poverty rate
Average compared to all London Boroughs (27%)
Average compared to England (22.1%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 26%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (29%)
People
Infant mortality
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (3.4)
Average compared to England (3.9)
Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 3)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (3.3)
Premature mortality
Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (316)
Average compared to England (336)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 358)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (360)
Qualifications at 19
19 year olds without level 3 qualifications
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (24.4%)
Worse compared to England (27.8%)
Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 31%)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (30.3%)
Work
Benefits
Out-of-work benefits
Average compared to all London Boroughs (12.7%)
Average compared to England (12.7%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 13.2%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (14%)
Low pay (resident)
Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid
Average compared to all London Boroughs (20.2%)
Average compared to England (17.2%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 14.2%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (17.55%)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate
Average compared to all London Boroughs (5.3%)
Worse compared to England (4.3%)
Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 5.4%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (5.8%)
Unemployment rate change
Unemployment rate 3 year change
Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.2pts)
(Data not available)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.8pts)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.5pts)