Is SW9 9BU a good place to live?
Lambeth (SW9 9BU), London, England
View SW9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW9 9BU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW9 9BU is a UK postcode in SW9 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Clapham North, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW9 9BU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in SW9 9BU. It ranks in the top half 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SW9 9BU is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in SW9 9BU.
The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Drugs (20%), Other theft (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW9, this postcode ranks 339 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 9BU
94 schools near SW9 9BU, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 52 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 8 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW9 9BU 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 Iceland, 0.3 miles away.
Papa's Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Iceland0.3 mi
- Brazilian Centre0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Papa's Park0.4 mi
- Larkhall Park0.5 mi
- Stockwell Memorial Gardens0.5 mi
- Grafton Square0.5 mi
- Trinity Gardens0.5 mi
Transportation
Clapham North is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SW9 9BU - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Unknown Station (0.2 mi), Clapham High Street (0.2 mi), Stockwell (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Clapham North0.1 mi
- Unknown Station0.2 mi
- Clapham High Street0.2 mi
- Stockwell0.4 mi
- Wandsworth Road0.5 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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