SW9 postcode area · Lambeth

The SW9 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth. Area Scores range from 15 to 55 across them. Every full SW9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the SW9 district, Acre Lane is the strongest performer at 55 out of 100 (#3,083 of 6,856 nationally); Loughborough Road is the weakest at 15. 5 of the 13 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £428,500 in Stockwell West to £1,140,000 in Brompton — a 2.7× gap within the SW9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea and Lambeth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£51,073a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime128per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied29%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SW9 district

£510,000median home sold over the past year · +1.2% over 5 years · -2.9% over the year · 374 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£905,000
Terraced£900,000
Flat£470,000
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Acre LaneLambeth 3,08355 £613,400
Herne Hill EastLambeth 3,75545 £585,000
Clapham NorthLambeth 3,76145 £575,000
BromptonKensington and Chelsea 4,00842 £1,140,000
Poets' Corner & Brockwell ParkLambeth 4,19339 £562,500
Stockwell EastLambeth 4,42635 £510,000
OvalLambeth 4,48834 £550,000
Stockwell SouthLambeth 4,56433 £550,000
Stockwell NorthLambeth 4,77630 £442,500
Stockwell WestLambeth 4,84529 £428,500
Brixton CentralLambeth 5,05726 £525,000
Brixton NorthLambeth 5,31122 £448,000
Loughborough RoadLambeth 5,81815 £553,500

People living in SW9 Census 2021

Residents117,077
Median age (est.)36
Density13,496per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above57%
No car or van63%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 14%25–44 42%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 40%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 15%Other: 24%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 15%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 6%Black: 27%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 52%Asian 6%Black 27%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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.

Towns & places in SW9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW9 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW9.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.