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St Martin's
Lambeth, London
PocketsTulse Hill (south-east · south-west)West Dulwich (Tulse Hill · Brockwell Park)Leigham Vale & Royal CircusWest Norwood East
St Martin's sits in the Tulse Hill part of south Lambeth, a ward of Victorian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks and postwar estates between Brixton Hill and Herne Hill. Seven listed buildings include the Grade II Holy Trinity Church and the Grade II Carisbrooke. Brockwell Park sits just over the eastern boundary, but only a sliver falls inside the ward. Eighteen outstanding-rated schools sit within the catchment, and Tulse Hill station's Thameslink service puts St Pancras within twenty minutes. The food and retail scene at 59 food and 78 non-food venues reflects the overlap with Brixton and Herne Hill. The downsides: safety scores sit below the London median, green space inside the ward is tight at 3 hectares, conservation area cover reaches only 14%, and air quality along the A204 corridor is only moderate. This is a mid-priced south London ward where most of the amenities are in the wards next door.
- Strongest61Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong53Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 7 listed buildings
- 13.5% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Brockwell Park (0.1 hectares)
- 140 open venues (57 food and drink, 83 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
46Better than 42% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)37
- Activity (turnover)64
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For St Martin's: 130 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
34Better than 20% of London
- Personal safety28
- Property crime34
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
61Better than 77% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
39Better than 36% of London
- Air quality17
- Quietness73
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
31Better than 67% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
140 open venues nearby — 57 food & drink, 83 other.
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Education
53Better than 50% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools64
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For St Martin's: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
20Better than 38% of London
7 listed buildings · 14% under a conservation area
- CarisbrookeGrade II
- 166, Tulse HillGrade II
- Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
53Better than 23% of London
- Green spaces69
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Brockwell Park (0 ha). ~3 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
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- Is St Martin's safe?
- St Martin's scores 34 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. 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 St Martin's a good place to live?
- St Martin's 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 connectivity (61) and nature access (53); its weakest is area development (2). 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 St Martin's?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in St Martin's 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 61 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is St Martin's expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, St Martin's 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 St Martin's?
- St Martin's scores 53 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 5 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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