SW9 7AE

Brixton North · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW9 7AY 13 m
SW9 8BQ 37 m
SW9 7DE 53 m
SW9 8BH 55 m
SW9 7DJ 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW9 7AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 March 2023
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 7
Latitude
51.464189
Longitude
-0.114769
British National Grid easting
531,055
British National Grid northing
175,598

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015414
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 011F · E01003061
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 011 · E02000628

Postcode source versions

Explore SW9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
313
Primary
156
Secondary
42
  1. St Helen's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    339 m
  2. Stockwell Primary School

    Community school

    352 m
  3. Lansdowne School

    Community special school

    438 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,718
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,472
  • Anti social behaviour 1,916
  • Theft from the person 1,607
  • Shoplifting 1,565
  • Other theft 1,417

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW9 7 residents
9,450

Age bands in SW9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,470 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

1,295 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.8%

2,909 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,083 residents

Age 65 and over
7.2%

602 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
92.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.5%
Gigabit-capable
92.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
92.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

100

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    305 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    305 m

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    469 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    847 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    909 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

    275-277 CLAPHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9BH

    ODS code Y00020

    960 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.0 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 HERNE HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE24 0AU

    ODS code G85690

    1.0 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.1 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    MARY SEACOLE CENTRE, 89 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW4 7DB

    ODS code G85011

    1.3 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW2 1AE

    ODS code G85025

    1.4 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    1.4 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code Y05161

    1.4 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85054

    1.4 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85135

    1.4 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    74 HERNE HILL, HERNE HILL, LONDON, SE24 9QP

    ODS code G85016

    1.4 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    1.5 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    1.5 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.5 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code Y05187

    1.5 km

Showing 20 of 100 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brixton Academy

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles
  • Brixton Rail Station

    RLY · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Gresham Rd /Brixton Police Stn

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Brixton Academy

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Brixton Station

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 011F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,113 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

313 open schools are in scope, including 156 primary and 42 secondary schools. St Helen's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16,718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,393.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,472 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.