# SW9 8GJ: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW9 8GJ 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 8GJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9) › [SW9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **408 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Lambeth 018C: 191 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **Brixton, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **No property in SW9 8GJ 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=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW9 8GJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW9 8GJ**: Road 53 dB, rail 74 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **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=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hill Mead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-mead-primary-school-e131340) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Evelyn Grace Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-evelyn-grace-academy-e135389) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-angell-town-church-of-england-primary-school-e100615) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Helen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-primary-school-e100623) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heron Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heron-academy-e149331) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Jessop Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jessop-primary-school-e100572) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/effra-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e100551) | Nursery | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Triangle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/triangle-nursery-school-e100550) | Nursery | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £616,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £605,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £710,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2023 | £378,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £480,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brixton (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Brixton (440 m, 5 minutes on foot); Loughborough Junction (560 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION (560 m); LARC CLINIC (LA) (560 m); HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (620 m); STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: KINGSHIELD PHARMACY (390 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (470 m); PAVILION PHARMACY (560 m); JUNCTION PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: M KANANI & E HARUNANI & ASSOC. (110 m); SHAKESPEARE BUSINESS CENTRE (440 m); BRIXTON DENTAL CLINIC (520 m); PAVILION DENTAL CENTRE (560 m); DENTAL SURGERY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Lambeth Brixton Road Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brixton Coldharbour Ln Express (400 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Brixton Station Local (430 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Brixton (430 m, Iceland); M&S Brixton Rd (450 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **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.

## Lambeth 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Lambeth 018C has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,572nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £501,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 018C was £501,000 in 2025. Joint 4,695th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,099** (2021). Lambeth 018C had 2,099 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,942nd most 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 018C, 91.5% 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.

## 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: 51.4633, -0.1087

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

## Your MP

- [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (Labour), 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), August 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=-0.1087,51.4633,SW98GJ

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