SW99 postcode area · Lambeth

The SW99 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth. Area Scores range from 22 to 35 across them. Every full SW99 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SW99 district's neighbourhoods is Stockwell East (35 out of 100, #4,426 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Brixton North (22). 1 of the 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £448,000 and £510,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,249a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime180per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

Owner-occupied26%

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

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Stockwell EastLambeth	4,426	35	£510,000
Brixton NorthLambeth	5,311	22	£448,000

People living in SW99 Census 2021

Residents20,416

Median age (est.)36

Density16,578per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above51%

No car or van67%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright 7%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 47%Private rent 27%

Households

One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 17%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 18% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	27%
Associate professional	18%
Elementary	12%
Managers & directors	11%
Caring & leisure	8%
Administrative	7%
Sales & customer service	6%
Skilled trades	5%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 45%Asian 5%Black 34%Mixed 9%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 34% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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 SW99

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW99 district.

Brixton Stockwell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW99.

SW9 SE5 SE24 SW95 SW8 SE99 SW4 SE11

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.