Brixton Hill West

Lambeth · London · population 10,244 · 5 LSOAs

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

39Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,173 of 6,856 in England
  • #510 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 35 in Lambeth
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,255
Median age (est.)33
Density14,969per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above52%
No car or van58%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 44%45–64 22%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 37%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 16%Other: 24%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 16%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 6%Black: 27%Mixed: 9%Other: 5%
White 52%Asian 6%Black 27%Mixed 9%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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 Hill West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,173 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 35 in Lambeth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (62) and lowest on Living environment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £511,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 111 sales), in line with the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,136 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 35 · #4,433
Employment 48 · #3,528
Education 62 · #2,589
Health 38 · #4,214
Crime 36 · #4,406
Housing & access 25 · #5,132
Living environment 15 · #5,818

House prices ?

£511,000median (12m) · +2.2% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£511,000111+2.2%+2.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£838,50032+3.9%+16.5%
Flat£455,00078+2.0%+1.1%
This area£511,000
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)£49,136±£6,966 · #1,214 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,940
Price-to-income ?10.4×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 830 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #4,119 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences316
Theft140
Burglary36
Vehicle crime84
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons58
Drugs64
Robbery32
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 178 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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