Living in SW9, Lambeth
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SW9 in Lambeth. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SW9 sold at a median of £431,000 across 59 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Lambeth are down 6.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 201 schools within about 3 miles, 85% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of SW9 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Lambeth pays £2,047 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 1,861 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Lambeth: £536,623, down 6.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.
Check sold prices for a specific address in SW9 →
See where SW9 ranks across London →
Council tax at Band D in Lambeth: £2,047 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare SW9 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SW9 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SW9
59 recorded home sales on the streets around central SW9 in the last 2 years, with a median of £431,000 and a range from £215,000 to £699,950. Mostly flats and maisonettes.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 Stockwell Park Road, SW9 0DB | Flat or maisonette | £699,950 | 16 Jul 2026 |
| 13 Robsart Street, SW9 0AE | Flat or maisonette | £440,000 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Flat 8 Stableyard Broomgrove Road, SW9 9TL | Flat or maisonette | £500,000 | 27 May 2026 |
| Flat 3 251 Brixton Road, SW9 6LJ | Flat or maisonette | £480,000 | 15 May 2026 |
| Flat E 13 Villa Road, SW9 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | 1 May 2026 |
| Flat 119 Chute House Stockwell Park Road, SW9 0HG | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | 31 Mar 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
201 schools within 3 miles , of which 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi away | no figure |
| Herbert Morrison Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi away | no figure |
| Jessop Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi away | no figure |
| Ashmole Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.9 mi away | no figure |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.0 mi away | 0.38 mi 2024/25 |
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.2 mi away | no figure |
Schools in SW9 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reay Primary School | Primary | 0.43 mi | 2024/25 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Lambeth schools admitted from, school by school →
111 state primary and 30 state secondary schools within range, plus 27 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
27 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Alleyn's Oakfield, Alleyn's School, Arco Academy, City of London School, DLD College, Dulwich College and others.
All 27 fee-paying schools near SW9, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
3 higher education institutions within 3 miles: Courtauld Institute of Art, King's College London, London South Bank University.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 22.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 18.6% |
| Associate professional and technical | 15.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 10.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 9.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SW9 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 13.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SW9 (E01003059, 2,211 residents in 2021, up 35.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 13.6 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 19.2% | 26.5% | +7.3 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 18.4% | 19.8% | +1.4 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 60.8% | 52.2% | -8.6 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 19.3% | 12.2% | -7.1 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 8.0% | 7.6% | -0.4 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 27.6% | 41.2% | +13.6 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 55.3% | 49.0% | -6.3 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 83.7% | 84.4% | +0.7 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 41.7% | 49.3% | +7.6 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
1,861 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SW9 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Lambeth's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
35 supermarkets, 27 pharmacies, 318 restaurants and cafés, 63 pubs, 12 hospitals within a mile of central SW9, hospitals within three miles.
Buses from the centre of SW9
Best-served stop: Loughborough Road, with 31.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SW9 is Loughborough Road: 31.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 24.5 in the evening and 22.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:11, last 00:26. Routes there: 59, 133, 159, 3, 415. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SW9. The nearest, Stockwell Group Practice, has 12,624 registered patients and 1,649 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockwell Group Practice | 0.2 mi | 12,624 | 1,649 |
| Beckett House Practice | 0.4 mi | 8,197 | 1,903 |
| The Grantham Practice | 0.5 mi | 8,839 | 2,074 |
Nearest A&E: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, where 44.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at 53.2%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Lambeth pays £2,047 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Lambeth, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,592 | +6.0% |
| 2022-23 | £1,660 | +4.3% |
| 2023-24 | £1,762 | +6.1% |
| 2024-25 | £1,865 | +5.8% |
| 2025-26 | £1,954 | +4.8% |
| 2026-27 | £2,047 | +4.8% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Lambeth was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£20.0m), 2025-26 (£40.0m), 2023-24 (£50.0m), 2020-21 (£125m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about SW9
What is the average house price in SW9?
The average sold price in Lambeth is £536,623 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in SW9?
Prices in Lambeth are down 6.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SW9?
The median of 59 recorded sales around central SW9 in the last 2 years is £431,000, ranging from £215,000 to £699,950 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in SW9?
201 schools sit within 3 miles of central SW9, and 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in SW9?
1,861 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SW9 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is SW9 at risk of flooding?
Central SW9 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is SW9 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 85% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £431,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1,861 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SW9 safe?
1,861 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SW9 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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