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Clapham Park
Lambeth, London
PocketsClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North (King's Avenue · Agnes Riley Gardens · south-west)Brixton Hill West (King's Avenue · New Park Road)Clapham Park West
Clapham Park covers the south-eastern corner of Clapham, running from King's Avenue across to Brixton Hill, a ward defined by the Clapham Park estate and the older villas along Atkins Road. The character is mixed — big interwar estate alongside older detached houses and Victorian terraces. Seven Grade II listings (Hyde House, 89b King's Avenue, 296 Brixton Hill) give the ward pockets of heritage, though the conservation area coverage is limited at under four per cent. Connectivity is good — Clapham South on the Northern line and Streatham Hill on Thameslink both sit close — and twenty-seven Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach. The drawbacks are amenity-shaped. Green space is thin at under three hectares with Agnes Riley Gardens the anchor; cultural amenity sits low with twenty-four food and twenty-nine non-food venues; and crime sits close to the London middle, with pockets around the estate. This is a ward that works for schools and commute rather than destination in itself.
- Strongest61Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Also strong56Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 7 listed buildings
- 3.9% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Agnes Riley Gardens (1.5 hectares)
- 53 open venues (24 food and drink, 29 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
43Better than 33% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)37
- Activity (turnover)52
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Clapham Park: 101 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
56Better than 64% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime54
- Anti-social behaviour52
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Connectivity
54Better than 67% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
47Better than 49% of London
- Air quality20
- Quietness90
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Cultural Signal
18Better than 33% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)25
53 open venues nearby — 24 food & drink, 29 other.
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Education
61Better than 84% of London
- Primary schools58
- Secondary schools62
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For Clapham Park: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
23Better than 40% of London
7 listed buildings · 4% under a conservation area
- Hyde HouseGrade II
- 296, Brixton HillGrade II
- Brashiers CottageGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
42Better than 8% of London
- Green spaces56
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Agnes Riley Gardens (2 ha). ~3 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Clapham Park safe?
- Clapham Park scores 56 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Clapham Park a good place to live?
- Clapham Park scores 38 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are education (61) and safety (56); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Clapham Park?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Clapham Park 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 54 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Clapham Park expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Clapham Park is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 8/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Clapham Park?
- Clapham Park scores 61 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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