Lambeth
Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.
Lambeth supports 157,680 workplace jobs with median earnings 32% above the England average. The claimant rate (6.3%) is higher than the England average of 4.1%. Productivity (GVA per job) is ranked 218th of 391 local authorities.
Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026
Employment & Labour Market
Monthly claimant count rate over the past 3 years.
Source: Claimant Count via Nomis, BRES, 2020-2026·Last updated March 2026
Industry Structure
Location quotients and shift-share analysis for Lambeth's economy.
The most specialised sectors are Human health & social work (LQ 1.84) and Public administration & defence (LQ 1.54). Wholesale & retail trade shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Professional, scientific & technical underperforms its national sectoral trend.
Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026
Economic Output
Estimated Gross Value Added for Lambeth, derived from sector employment and national productivity ratios.
Estimates based on national GVA-per-job ratios applied to local sector employment (BRES). Indicative only. See Methodology for details.
Earnings & Income
Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.
Median annual earnings of £43,666 are significantly above the England median of £33,080.
Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026
Skills & Qualifications
Census 2021 highest qualification and occupation data.
Source: Census 2021, ONS
Demographics
Census 2021 population by age band.
The population is 317,651 with 77% of working age. The dependency ratio is 29.8% (below average, indicating a predominantly working-age population).
Source: Census 2021, ONS·Last updated 2021
Commuting & Travel to Work
Census 2021 method of travel to work for Lambeth residents.
50.2% of residents work from home (well above the national average). The most common commute method is bus, minibus or coach (11.6%).
Source: Census 2021 TS061, ONS·Last updated 2021
Business Environment
Active enterprises in Lambeth from the UK Business Counts dataset.
13,255 active enterprises operate in this area. The business base has grown by 0.6% over three years. 80.6% of enterprises have fewer than 5 employees.
Source: UK Business Counts via Nomis, 2024·Last updated March 2026
Housing & Property Market
Estimated house prices for Lambeth vs England, 2015-2025.
The median house price of £363,663 is significantly above the England median of £290,000. The price-to-earnings ratio is 8.3x. Prices have risen 1.8% over the past year.
Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026
Place & Deprivation
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019. Lambeth is ranked 42 out of 317 local authorities (1 = most deprived).
Ranked 42nd of 317 local authorities on the IMD (1 = most deprived). The most challenging domain is Living Environment (ranked 2nd), while Education, Skills & Training ranks comparatively better (267th).
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation, 2019·Last updated 2019
Impact Calculator
Estimate the economic impact of investment or job creation in Lambeth using regional input-output multipliers.
Source: Derived from ONS Supply-Use Tables, regionalized via SLQ, 2019·Last updated March 2026