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SW9 8LJ

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 8LP 17 m
SW9 8FN 20 m
SW9 8FX 30 m
SW9 8LA 33 m
SW9 8LN 35 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW9 8LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 8
Latitude
51.461501
Longitude
-0.114232
British National Grid easting
531,100
British National Grid northing
175,300

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
E00015382
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 011B · E01003047
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
311
Primary
157
Secondary
41

  1. Hill Mead Primary School

    Community school

    484 m

  2. Sudbourne Primary School

    Community school

    492 m

  3. Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    579 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,619
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,186
  • Anti social behaviour 1,798
  • Theft from the person 1,578
  • Other theft 1,354
  • Shoplifting 1,197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

98

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    149 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    149 m

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    763 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    937 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    979 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.1 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.1 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.1 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.2 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.2 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.4 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    1.6 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.7 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.7 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.7 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.7 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 98 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Electric Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles

  • Electric Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles

  • Brixton Station

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Brixton Station

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Brixton Station

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 011B, 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

5,890 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

311 open schools are in scope, including 157 primary and 41 secondary schools. Hill Mead Primary School is the nearest published school at 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,619 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,301.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,186 events.

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