Brixton Central

Lambeth · London · population 8,943 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,057 of 6,856 in England
  • #717 of 1,002 in London
  • #31 of 35 in Lambeth
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,158
Median age (est.)32
Density14,501per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above56%
No car or van67%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 14%25–44 42%45–64 22%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 44%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 44%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 10%Lone parent: 16%Other: 25%
One person 35%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 16%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 6%Black: 35%Mixed: 9%Other: 5%
White 45%Asian 6%Black 35%Mixed 9%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 38%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Brixton Central is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,057 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 35 in Lambeth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (59) and lowest on Crime (6). Typical homes here sold for about £525,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 57 sales), in line with the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,773 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 174 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 26 · #5,105
Employment 37 · #4,317
Education 59 · #2,822
Health 32 · #4,694
Crime 6 · #6,428
Housing & access 35 · #4,481
Living environment 10 · #6,202

House prices ?

£525,000median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=57
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£525,00057+1.0%+5.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£885,00010-0.8%-4.8%
Flat£500,00046-2.0%0.0%
This area£525,000
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,773±£6,738 · #1,681 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,729
Price-to-income ?11.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

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Recorded crime ?

174 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,560 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #6,065 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences414
Theft534
Burglary76
Vehicle crime113
Criminal damage & arson83
Public order & weapons127
Drugs120
Robbery76
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 531 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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