Brixton North

Lambeth · London · population 10,745 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,311 of 6,856 in England
  • #782 of 1,002 in London
  • #32 of 35 in Lambeth
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,785
Median age (est.)33
Density16,446per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above45%
No car or van70%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 16%25–44 40%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 52%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 52%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 18%Other: 22%
One person 34%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 18%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 17% · Elementary 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional17%
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service6%
Administrative6%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 5%Black: 37%Mixed: 9%Other: 8%
White 41%Asian 5%Black 37%Mixed 9%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 29% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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 North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,311 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 35 in Lambeth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (41) and lowest on Crime (12). Typical homes here sold for about £448,000 over the past year, down 11% across five years (from 59 sales), 16% below the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,042 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 278 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 17 · #5,695
Employment 30 · #4,824
Education 41 · #4,036
Health 30 · #4,762
Crime 12 · #6,051
Housing & access 36 · #4,372
Living environment 16 · #5,763

House prices ?

£448,000median (12m) · -2.4% yr · n=59
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£448,00059-2.4%-11.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£444,00058+2.1%-11.2%
This area£448,000
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)£44,042±£6,389 · #2,309 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,992
Price-to-income ?10.2×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

278 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,987 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #6,335 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences810
Theft1,062
Burglary95
Vehicle crime73
Criminal damage & arson173
Public order & weapons313
Drugs284
Robbery146
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 713 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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