Employment falls in Lambeth as pay rises to £3,513 a month
Figures as published on Aug 2026.
Lambeth
Data to Jul 2026
Published at ITL3 (sub-regional) grain.
Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-07-01).
Median monthly pay
£3,513
+4.0% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+1.0%
CPIH 3.03%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-07-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
169,892
-1.5% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Median pay trend
How it compares
| Area | Median pay | Change, yr | Real terms | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth | £3,513 | +4.0% | +1.0% | 169,892 |
| Southwark (May 2026) | £3,414 | +4.6% | +1.6% | 165,037 |
| Tower Hamlets | £3,330 | +3.7% | +0.7% | 170,542 |
| Barnet | £2,942 | +4.8% | +1.8% | 174,745 |
| Brent | £2,738 | +5.0% | +1.9% | 169,580 |
| London | £3,116 | +4.5% | +1.5% | 4,349,941 |
| United Kingdom | £2,642 | +4.2% | +1.2% | 30,263,016 |
Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.
Everyday & leisure spending
Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.
Eating out basket£79.67
Night out for two£190.42
Night out with friends£59.23
Family day out£426.41
Household essentials (monthly)£59.24
Dog owner monthly costs£43.42
Monthly leisure activities£138.46
Priced at London prices (CPI region), not the town.
Healthy life expectancy
Women: 64.6 healthy years at birth (57.6–71.7) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England
Men: 63.7 healthy years at birth (58.3–69.1) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England
Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.
Latest from the wire
Employment falls in Lambeth as pay rises to £3,496 a month
Figures as published on Jul 2026.
About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.