# Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

South east Lambeth. 9,789 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park had 9,812 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02000635. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £570,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park was £570,000 in 2025. Joint 612th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/poets-corner-and-brockwell-park#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,812** (2021). Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park had 9,812 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,312th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/poets-corner-and-brockwell-park#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/poets-corner-and-brockwell-park#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/poets-corner-and-brockwell-park#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000635) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000635) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 113 homes were sold in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000635) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000635) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park had 9,812 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park at a rate of 146.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Anti-social behaviour | 375 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 331 |
| Other crime | 274 |
| Theft from the person | 148 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Burglary | 63 |
| Robbery | 54 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £570,000 | 12th most expensive | 35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2025 |
| Population | 9,812 | 6th most populated | 35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.1% | 12th highest | 35 middle areas, Lambeth · Jan 2026 |

## Is Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park at a rate of 146.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 122 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (375), violence and sexual offences (331) and other crime (274).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Lambeth

These figures are published for the whole of Lambeth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lambeth and not Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park alone. [See Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)

- **Average house price: £540,198** (August 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £540,198 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,034** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lambeth earned a median of £49,034 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Lambeth has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park in brief

The median price paid for a home in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park was £570,000 in 2025.
Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park had 9,812 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000635
- Ward: [Brixton Windrush †](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/ward/brixton-windrush)
- Constituency: [Dulwich and West Norwood †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood)
- Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.24 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,789*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 29

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Brixton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/brixton-central), [Herne Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/herne-hill-east), [Brixton North](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/brixton-north), [West Dulwich](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/west-dulwich), [Tulse Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/tulse-hill), [Brixton Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/brixton-hill-east)

## Latest updates for Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000635

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