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

SW9 8JY 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 8JY 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

- **459 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Lambeth 011B: 1,369 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **Brixton, 80 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **No property in SW9 8JY 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=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW9 8JY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW9 8JY**: Road 64 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **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=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY
- **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=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hill Mead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-mead-primary-school-e131340) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sudbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sudbourne-primary-school-e100584) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stockwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockwell-primary-school-e100582) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 95% 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 | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [JUS Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jus-education-e149185) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/effra-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e100551) | Nursery | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Lansdowne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lansdowne-school-e100654) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Triangle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/triangle-nursery-school-e100550) | Nursery | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £495,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £645,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brixton (80 m, 1 minute on foot); Brixton (150 m, 2 minutes on foot); Loughborough Junction (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION (140 m); LARC CLINIC (LA) (140 m); STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE (710 m); SANDMERE PRACTICE (920 m); HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (50 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (120 m); PAVILION PHARMACY (140 m); KINGSHIELD PHARMACY (260 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: PAVILION DENTAL CENTRE (140 m); DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); ORCHARD ORTHODONTICS (360 m); BRIXTON DENTAL CLINIC (360 m); M KANANI & E HARUNANI & ASSOC. (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Brixton (50 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Brixton Station Local (90 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brixton Station Express (120 m, Tesco); M&S Brixton Rd (160 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Lambeth Brixton Road Local (260 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.8** (2025). Lambeth 011B has a deprivation score of 35.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,857th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,789** (2021). Lambeth 011B had 1,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,214th 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: 82.1%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 011B, 82.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.0%** (August 2026). In Lambeth 011B, 7.0% 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: 51.4620, -0.1144

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), 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=-0.1144,51.4620,SW98JY

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