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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre LaneLambeth | 3,083 | 55 | £613,400 |
| Herne Hill EastLambeth | 3,755 | 45 | £585,000 |
| Clapham NorthLambeth | 3,761 | 45 | £575,000 |
| BromptonKensington and Chelsea | 4,008 | 42 | £1,140,000 |
| Poets' Corner & Brockwell ParkLambeth | 4,193 | 39 | £562,500 |
| Stockwell EastLambeth | 4,426 | 35 | £510,000 |
| OvalLambeth | 4,488 | 34 | £550,000 |
| Stockwell SouthLambeth | 4,564 | 33 | £550,000 |
| Stockwell NorthLambeth | 4,776 | 30 | £442,500 |
| Stockwell WestLambeth | 4,845 | 29 | £428,500 |
| Brixton CentralLambeth | 5,057 | 26 | £525,000 |
| Brixton NorthLambeth | 5,311 | 22 | £448,000 |
| Loughborough RoadLambeth | 5,818 | 15 | £553,500 |
People living in SW9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
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.