# SW9 6LX: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW9 6LX is a postcode in Lambeth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lambeth. Open the map at SW9 6LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9) › [SW9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **115 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Lambeth 007B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **Oval, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **No property in SW9 6LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW9 6LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW9 6LX**: Road 65 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX
- **16.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Van Gogh Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/van-gogh-primary-e146368) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Primary SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-primary-sw9-e100610) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reay-primary-school-e100634) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Platanos College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/platanos-college-e136450) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Saint Gabriel's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-gabriels-college-e100627) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John the Divine Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-divine-church-of-england-primary-school-e100614) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashmole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashmole-primary-school-e100556) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highshore School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highshore-school-e100872) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £394,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| October 2024 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £427,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2024 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £414,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oval (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Stockwell (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE (470 m); MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE (470 m); AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE (470 m); FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB (470 m)
- Pharmacies: MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (230 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (260 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (340 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (420 m); VITELOW PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: 2ND FLOOR AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE (420 m); AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE (470 m); DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); THE MONTEIRO DENTAL CLINIC (520 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (OVAL) (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Brixton Rd Express (110 m, Tesco); Tesco Clapham Oval Express (420 m, Tesco); Spar - Myatts Field (440 m, Spar); Co-op Stockwell - Brixton Road (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Stockwell London (640 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £536,623** (July 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £536,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Lambeth 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.9** (2025). Lambeth 007B has a deprivation score of 27.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,332nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,422** (2021). Lambeth 007B had 1,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,208th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 007B, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.8%** (August 2026). In Lambeth 007B, 8.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SW9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £510,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW9 was £510,000 in 2025. Joint 261st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,360** (2021). SW9 had 47,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 262nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW9 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.6%** (January 2026). In SW9, 92.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.4758, -0.1120

Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Vauxhall and Camberwell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vauxhall-and-camberwell-green): Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1120,51.4758,SW96LX

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