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SW9 8LU

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
SW2 1JT 14 m
SW2 1JU 18 m
SW2 1EF 23 m
SW2 1JS 25 m
SW2 1JX 31 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW9 8LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 8
Latitude
51.460602
Longitude
-0.114269
British National Grid easting
531,100
British National Grid northing
175,200

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
E00015384
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 016B · E01003050
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 016 · E02000633

Postcode source versions

Explore SW9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
309
Primary
155
Secondary
42

  1. Sudbourne Primary School

    Community school

    426 m

  2. Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    502 m

  3. Hill Mead Primary School

    Community school

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,292
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,020
  • Anti social behaviour 1,756
  • Theft from the person 1,560
  • Other theft 1,327
  • Shoplifting 1,194

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

97

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    186 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    186 m

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    858 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    953 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    976 m

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.0 km

  • 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

    1.2 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.2 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.3 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

    1.5 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.6 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.6 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    1.6 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

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.7 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 97 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Matthew's Church

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • St Matthew's Church

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Electric Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Electric Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Brixton Station

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 016B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,409 of 33,755

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

309 open schools are in scope, including 155 primary and 42 secondary schools. Sudbourne Primary School is the nearest published school at 426 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,292 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,274.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,020 events.

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