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SW2 Brixton Rush Common — Family Area Report

Brixton Rush Common · Lambeth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lambeth£2,030/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%23.4% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW2 is the London postcode area covering Brixton Rush Common in the London Borough of Lambeth. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 29 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Victoria in 32 min on the morning rush. 23.4% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density21
Commute70

Schools

29 within 1 mile

  • Holmewood Nursery School

    Nursery · 93 pupils

    179m

  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 119 pupils

    Requires improvement (pre-2024)
    268m

  • Elm Court School

    Special · 155 pupils

    284m

  • Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 170 pupils

    453m

  • Richard Atkins Primary School

    Primary · 204 pupils

    497m

  • Jubilee Primary School

    Primary · 332 pupils

    549m

  • The Orchard School

    Primary · 207 pupils

    555m

  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 404 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    770m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    3
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    38 min
    via Victoria & Northern + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    40 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    46 min
    via Victoria & Northern & Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    54 min
    via Victoria & Northern & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    48 min
    via Victoria & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    VictoriaFastest
    32 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Victoria in 32 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      SW2 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Brixton Rush Common, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is SW2 a good area for families?
      SW2 (Brixton Rush Common, Lambeth) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in SW2?
      There are 29 schools within a mile of SW2, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW2 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SW2?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW2 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW2 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SW2 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW2 is Victoria in about 32 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SW2?
      23.4% of households in SW2's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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