SW9 8NL

Brixton Windrush · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW9 8FU 4 m
SW9 8FY 43 m
SW9 8FT 47 m
SW9 8FD 61 m
SW9 8FG 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW9 8NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW9
Postcode sector
SW9 8
Latitude
51.459070
Longitude
-0.105724
British National Grid easting
531,698
British National Grid northing
175,045

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00015350
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
307
Primary
163
Secondary
40
  1. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    226 m
  2. Jessop Primary School

    Community school

    314 m
  3. Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    331 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,623
  • Anti social behaviour 1,450
  • Other theft 1,103
  • Theft from the person 1,095
  • Shoplifting 888

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

101

within 5 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    601 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    793 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    793 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    808 m

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.1 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.2 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.3 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.3 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

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.7 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    1.8 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.8 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

    1.9 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 101 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

    0.0 miles
  • Loughborough Park / Elveden House

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles
  • Hollybush Walk

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Effra Parade

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Effra Parade

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

307 open schools are in scope, including 163 primary and 40 secondary schools. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,063 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,623 events.

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