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SW9 Brixton North — Family Area Report

Brixton North · Lambeth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lambeth£2,030/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%23.9% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW9 is the London postcode area covering Brixton North in the London Borough of Lambeth. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 38 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 Waterloo in 29 min on the morning rush. 23.9% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is SW9 in?

SW9 is in the London Borough of Lambeth. Its representative postcode sits in the Brixton North ward. On our family-life index, SW9 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density22
Commute70

Schools

38 within 1 mile

There are 38 schools within a mile of SW9 — 17 primary and 5 secondary among the top matches. Sacred Heart Catholic School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 1270m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • St Helen's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 247 pupils

    256m

  • St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 158 pupils

    377m

  • Stockwell Primary School

    Primary · 358 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    421m

  • Lansdowne School

    Special · 163 pupils

    Expected standard
    468m

  • Loughborough Primary School

    Primary · 257 pupils

    583m

  • Minerva Virtual Academy

    Secondary

    602m

  • Van Gogh Primary

    Primary · 239 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    619m

  • St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 146 pupils

    621m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SW9 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here 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
    10
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    14

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    29 min
    via 1 bus
    King's Cross
    36 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    38 min
    via Northern & Circle + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    46 min
    via Northern & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    44 min
    via Victoria & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    29 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 29 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.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode SW9. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SW9 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is SW9 in?
    SW9 is in the London Borough of Lambeth. Its representative postcode falls in the Brixton North ward. SW9 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is SW9 a good area for families?
    SW9 (Brixton North, Lambeth) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in SW9?
    There are 38 schools within a mile of SW9, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW9 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SW9?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW9 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW9 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SW9 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW9 is Waterloo in about 29 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SW9?
    23.9% of households in SW9's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near SW9

    The closest postcodes to SW9 we cover are SW8 (Stockwell West & Larkhall, ~1.5km), SE5 (Camberwell Green, ~1.6km), SE24 (Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, ~1.8km) and SW4 (Clapham East, ~1.8km). Families weighing SW9 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

    Nearby reports

    SW2Brixton Rush Common· 66SW3Stanley· 36SW4Clapham East· 66SW5Earl's Court· 36SW6Walham Green· 36SW7Brompton & Hans Town· 36

    Head-to-head

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