Brixton Hill, London, SW2 5LR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW2 5LR has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.7% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.6%	56.7%	0.1%	51.0%	5.7%
Male	43.4%	43.3%	-0.1%	49.0%	-5.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SW2 5LR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	51.1%	57.7%	6.6%	37.9%	19.8%
Married: Opposite sex	23.7%	27.6%	3.9%	44.2%	-16.6%
Separated	5.4%	5.6%	0.2%	2.2%	3.4%
Divorced	14.5%	5.6%	-8.9%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	5.4%	3.6%	-1.8%	6.1%	-2.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.5%	51.3%	3.8%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	36.1%	35.1%	-1.0%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	12.7%	9.2%	-3.5%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.5%	19.6%	-1.9%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	10.1%	-0.7%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	12.1%	1.3%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	11.1%	-0.2%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	31.7%	45.2%	13.5%	33.8%	11.4%
Other	13.4%	0.5%	-12.9%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	3.7%	1.1%	-2.6%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	21.3%	27.6%	6.3%	2.5%	25.1%
Black Caribbean	13.5%	16.8%	3.3%	1.0%	15.8%
Other Black	9.4%	3%	-6.4%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	5.3%	1.9%	-3.4%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	5.6%	2.7%	0.9%	4.7%
Mixed Other	4.9%	2.2%	-2.7%	0.8%	1.4%
White	29.5%	31.7%	2.2%	81.4%	-49.7%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	4.9%	2.6%	-2.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	61.5%	7.4%	83.2%	-21.7%
European Union	9%	7%	-2.0%	6.1%	0.9%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	20.5%	15.9%	-4.6%	2.7%	13.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	3.7%	-2.4%	5.6%	-1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.6%	7.8%	-0.8%	1.3%	6.5%
Oceania	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.3%	1.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.9%	61.5%	8.6%	83.2%	-21.7%
10+ Years	2.5%	29.3%	26.8%	9.8%	19.5%
5-10 Years	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	13.1%	3.3%	-9.8%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	26.6%	1.5%	-25.1%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	42.6%	46.2%	-3.6%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	18.1%	6.5%	11.6%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	10.4%	6.0%	4.4%

Safety

Is Brixton Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brixton Hill was 117.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brixton Hill has the 56th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane and the 344th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -83.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SW2 5LR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Brixton Hill are based on 977 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Brixton Hill, London, SW2 5LR

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW2 5LR

Average Price
£288,410

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£288,410

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brixton Hill

Average Price
£406,703

Semi-Detached
£814,514

Terraced
£735,588

Detached
£2,519,294

Flats/Maisonettes
£336,164

Other
£1,318,019

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brixton HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 186 Dumbarton Court Brixton Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-03-07	£292,827
Flat 193 Dumbarton Court Brixton Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£289,650	2024-07-10	£280,104
Flat 175 Dumbarton Court Brixton Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2023-09-01	£331,087
Flat 157 Dumbarton Court Brixton Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£192,000	2021-07-30	£184,344
Flat 194 Dumbarton Court Brixton Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2019-11-29	£285,278

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW2 5LR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW2 5LR area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	68
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Self-Employed	16
Unemployed	12
Retired	12
Looking after home or family	11
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	5
Construction	5
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	3
Transport and storage	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	425 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	565 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	1,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	1,417 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	2,331 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Atkins Primary School New Park Road , SW2 4JP	3out of 4	311 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Upper Tulse Hill , Lambeth SW2 2RL	2out of 4	519 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brockwell Primary School Strand Centre , Elm Park SW2 2EH	- not rated	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church , Streatham Church of England Primary School Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF	- not rated	657 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF	3out of 4	657 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Clapham Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD	3out of 4	716 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	869 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Utc 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	873 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Dick Sheppard School Tulse Hill , SW2 2QA	- not rated	878 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walsingham School Clapham Common , West Side SW4 9AW	- not rated	925 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	4,930 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	5,351 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	837 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	873 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	1,712 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,947 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Thames College Wandsworth High Street , Wandsworth SW18 2PP	- not rated	5,088 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	2,101 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,068 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	4,612 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Family School At Larkhall 206-210 Lyham Road , SW2 5NR	- not rated	181 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oleander Preparatory School 235 Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1NR	- not rated	458 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elm Court School Elm Park , SW2 2EF	4out of 4	616 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Centre Christchurch Road , SW2 2ES	- not rated	710 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Primary School Christchurch Road , Streatham Hill SW2 3ES	- not rated	729 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Amira Kitchen	24 - 26 New Park Road, London	161 yd
Bombay Kitchen	48 New Park Road, London	193 yd
The Clink Restaurant	H M Prison Brixton, Jebb Avenue	255 yd
Bombay Inn	Ground Floor, 252 Brixton Hill	269 yd
Le Daily Corner	21 Upper Tulse Hill, London	301 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sultan	The Sultan Public House, 37-39 New Park Road	117 yd
The Hand In Hand	61 New Park Road, London	358 yd
Prince Of Wales	Prince Of Wales Public House, 169-171 Lyham Road	477 yd
Elm Park Tavern	76 Elm Park, London	490 yd
The Windmill	Windmill Public House, Blenheim Gardens	573 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Treat	54 New Park Road, London	193 yd
Ten Thanks	31 Upper Tulse Hill, London	301 yd
Bakers Dozen Caribbean Roots	Ground Floor, 2 Morrish Road	359 yd
Town Chicken \& Pizza	272 Brixton Hill, London	385 yd
Paya Cuisine	270A Brixton Hill, London	385 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	144 Brixton Hill, London	305 yd
Sainsbury's	266 - 270 Brixton Hill, London	385 yd
Tesco	30A Streatham Place, London	462 yd
Sainsbury's	2 Mullins Place, London	700 yd
Sainsbury's	76 Brixton Hill, London	775 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hmp Brixton BRIXTON BRIXTON JEBB AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	253 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Clapham South) Mullins Place	health and fitness suite	497 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	23.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	26.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	2.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SW2 5LR