High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SW9 8EU
Postcode
SW9 8EU
Coordinates
51.4629, -0.1104
Grid reference
TQ313754
Easting
531,363
Northing
175,468
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFV7Q+5R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lambeth
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lambeth
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9578
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9578 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SW9 8EU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW9 8EU
Counts are for Brixton Windrush electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY +19%
42269
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
36
YoY -16%
664115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.2%
Caribbean13.7%
African13.0%
Other White12.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.0%
+ 9 other groups · 25.0%
Religion
No religion38.8%
Christian37.0%
Muslim13.2%
Not answered6.1%
Buddhist3.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
25–3435.5%
35–4920.4%
50–6415.8%
20–249.5%
10–154.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 14.1%
Households
Other24.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over21.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.4%
+ 6 other households · 25.3%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council AreaDulwich and West Norwood E14001205
Constituency
E14001205Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Brixton Windrush
Constituency code
E14001205
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lambeth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lambeth
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lambeth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lambeth 018C E01003051
E01003051MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 018 E02000635
E02000635LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 018C E01003051
E01003051MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 018 E02000635
E02000635Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentOctober 2009 — Introduced
Postcode SW9 8EU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 9578
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003051 and MSOA E02000635 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW9 8EU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW9 8EU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
97%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
95%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
85%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 78%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 84%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 67%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 71%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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