Is SW9 8EG a good place to live?
Lambeth (SW9 8EG), London, England
View SW9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW9 8EG has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 2/5 (low)
- Schools: 92 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW9 8EG is a UK postcode in SW9 with a low crime rate and a notably low safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Brixton, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW9 8EG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 142 incidents were reported in SW9 8EG. It ranks 965 of 987 for safety within SW9.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 2/5 — Poor
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW9 8EG is rated 2/5 for safety, which is notably low.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 142 incidents were reported in SW9 8EG.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (34%), Theft from person (18%), Violent crime (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW9, this postcode ranks 965 of 987 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW9 district average
- 852 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW9 8EG
92 schools near SW9 8EG, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 51 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 9 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW9 8EG is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Food, 0.0 miles away.
Papa's Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Food0.0 mi
- Co-op Food0.2 mi
- Tesco0.3 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Papa's Park0.1 mi
- Windrush Square0.2 mi
- Trinity Gardens0.2 mi
- St. Matthew's Church Gardens0.2 mi
- Coldharbour Lane Open Space0.3 mi
Transportation
Brixton is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SW9 8EG - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Clapham North (0.6 mi), Loughborough Junction (0.6 mi), Stockwell (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Brixton0.1 mi
- Clapham North0.6 mi
- Loughborough Junction0.6 mi
- Stockwell0.7 mi
- Unknown Station0.7 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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