Oval sits in the south of London within the borough of Lambeth, centred around the famous cricket ground The Oval and served by Oval tube station. It neighbours Kennington and Vauxhall, with easy links to the River Thames and the fast-changing riverside districts such as Nine Elms and Battersea.
The area mixes Victorian terraces and post‑war social housing with pockets of recent development, and carries a strong sporting identity thanks to The Oval, which has shaped local life and occasional visitor crowds for well over a century. Socially and economically it’s diverse, experiencing both regeneration pressures and long‑standing community networks that give it a lively, sometimes contested urban character.
Postcode districts covering Oval
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.3 miles
- Islington 4.5 miles
- City of Westminster 2.8 miles
- Bexley 11.4 miles
- Sutton 9 miles
- Croydon 8.5 miles
- Slough 21 miles
- Harrow 12.1 miles
- Watford 17.4 miles
- Woking 23.2 miles
- Harlow 22.1 miles
- Grays 19.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Vauxhall Ward 0.3 miles
- Kennington Ward 0.6 miles
- Stockwell West & Larkhall Ward 0.6 miles
- Stockwell East Ward 0.6 miles
- Myatt's Fields Ward 0.7 miles
- Nine Elms Ward 0.8 miles
- Newington Ward 0.8 miles
- Pimlico South Ward 0.9 miles
- Vincent Square Ward 1 mile
- Brixton North Ward 1.1 miles
- Camberwell Green Ward 1.1 miles
- Pimlico North Ward 1.2 miles
Example postcodes in Oval
SW8 1LQ, SW8 2TF, SW8 1EH, SW8 1JP, SW9 6FU, SW8 1BH, SW8 1NE, SW8 1AL, SW8 2SY … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 14.5 miles
- Vauxhall Station 0.3 miles
- Wandsworth Road Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.5 miles
Hotels in Oval Ad
- Park Hyatt London River Thames 5
- Holiday Inn Express London - Vauxhall Nine Elms 3.5
- Best Western Plus Vauxhall Hotel 4
- The Oval House 4
- Embassy Elegance 4
- River Views from Vauxhall 4
- Travelodge London Vauxhall 3
- Maiden Oval 4
Schools in Oval
- Ashmole Primary School Primary
- Herbert Morrison Primary School Primary
- St Mark's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brit Oval Stadium 0.3 miles
- The Oval Stadium 0.3 miles
- Tate Britain Museum 0.7 miles
- Imperial War Museum Museum 1.1 miles
- Westminster Hall Historic site 1.3 miles
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 1.4 miles
- Victoria Palace Theatre Theatre 1.4 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 1.4 miles
- Churchill War Rooms Museum 1.4 miles
- London Dungeon Museum 1.4 miles
- Old Vic Theatre Theatre 1.5 miles
- The Other Palace Theatre 1.5 miles