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SW9 8FH

Brixton Windrush · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brixton Windrush
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW9 8FG 18 m
SW9 8FJ 27 m
SW9 8FL 40 m
SW9 8FF 41 m
SE24 0DN 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW9 8FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 8
Latitude
51.458287
Longitude
-0.105656
British National Grid easting
531,705
British National Grid northing
174,958

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Brixton Windrush · E05014098
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00015344
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 018B · E01003044
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 018 · E02000635

Postcode source versions

Explore SW9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
304
Primary
161
Secondary
41

  1. Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    290 m

  2. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    302 m

  3. Triangle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    343 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,641
  • Anti social behaviour 1,438
  • Other theft 1,096
  • Theft from the person 1,092
  • Shoplifting 888

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

17 female, 16 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.6
SW9 8 residents
6,528

Age bands in SW9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

882 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

1,055 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.7%

3,223 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

1,722 residents

Age 65 and over
6.6%

490 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW9 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    549 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    833 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    833 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    885 m

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.0 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.1 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.2 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.4 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    1.4 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.6 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.6 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    1.8 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.8 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.9 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

    1 PALACE ROAD, STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 3DY

    ODS code G85041

    1.9 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.9 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.9 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    1.9 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    1.9 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 100 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Loughborough Park / Elveden House

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Loughborough Park / Elveden House

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Effra Parade

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Effra Parade

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Hollybush Walk

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 018B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,053 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

304 open schools are in scope, including 161 primary and 41 secondary schools. Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 290 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,059.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,641 events.

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