Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9PU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW9 9PU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.2%	50.9%	2.7%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	51.8%	49.1%	-2.7%	49.0%	0.1%

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 SW9 9PU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.6% 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	51.5%	48.6%	-2.9%	37.9%	10.7%
Married: Opposite sex	28.6%	33.8%	5.2%	44.2%	-10.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.1%	5%	0.9%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	11.7%	7.9%	-3.8%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	3.8%	4.3%	0.5%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.1%	47.3%	-1.8%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	32.2%	35.2%	3.0%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	13.6%	12.7%	-0.9%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	5%	3.3%	-1.7%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.3%	26.9%	3.6%	18.2%	8.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	8.2%	-2.3%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	11.5%	-1.7%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	10.4%	-0.5%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	26.3%	36.9%	10.6%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	15.4%	3.6%	-11.8%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.1% 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	4.1%	1.2%	-2.9%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	3.3%	0.9%	-2.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	19.2%	23.9%	4.7%	2.5%	21.4%
Black Caribbean	10.7%	12.2%	1.5%	1.0%	11.2%
Other Black	9.8%	4.2%	-5.6%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	0.8%	1.9%
White	40.5%	39.1%	-1.4%	81.4%	-42.3%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Other	3.3%	8.1%	4.8%	1.6%	6.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.1%	43.7%	-8.4%	83.2%	-39.5%
European Union	16%	18.4%	2.4%	6.1%	12.3%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	13.9%	16%	2.1%	2.7%	13.3%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	4.8%	-1.4%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.5%	14.2%	4.7%	1.3%	12.9%
Oceania	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 42.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.6%	43.5%	-7.1%	83.2%	-39.7%
10+ Years	2.7%	42.6%	39.9%	9.8%	32.8%
5-10 Years	3.6%	6.3%	2.7%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	12.7%	3.6%	-9.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	30.5%	3.9%	-26.6%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.4%	76.7%	-17.3%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	9.6%	0.5%	9.1%
Spain	4.5%	0.4%	4.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24%	37.2%	-13.2%
Christian	52.9%	46.2%	6.7%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Stockwell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Stockwell Road was 166.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.7% higher than the Brixton North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Stockwell Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North and the 222nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in SW9 9PU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 Stockwell Road are based on 513 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 Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9PU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW9 9PU

Average Price
£349,377

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£349,377

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Stockwell Road

Average Price
£528,251

Semi-Detached
£718,862

Terraced
£720,841

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,843

Other
£3,672,113

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Stockwell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 19 Burford House Stockwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£382,000	2016-03-30	£371,708
Flat 3 Burford House Stockwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2015-09-30	£358,135
10 Burford House Stockwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£156,000	2007-06-20	£250,829
Flat 8 Burford House Stockwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2006-09-15	£359,735
Flat 19 Burford House Stockwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£54,000	1999-04-13	£239,179

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW9 9PU

Employment

SW9 9PU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	32
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Other	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Administrative and support service activities	17
Other	13
Construction	12
Information and communication	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Education	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	1,550 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	1,595 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,272 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	- not rated	2,425 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	2,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stockwell Junior School Stockwell Road , Brixton SW9 9TG	- not rated	250 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stockwell Primary School Stockwell Road , SW9 9TG	3out of 4	250 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stockwell Infants' School Stockwell Road , SW9 9TG	- not rated	250 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Kay Road , Stockwell SW9 9DE	3out of 4	275 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School Knowle Close , Brixton SW9 0TQ	3out of 4	442 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stockwell Park School Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	- not rated	602 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	3out of 4	645 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 255 Shakespeare Road , Lambeth SE24 0QN	- not rated	1,458 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Utc 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	1,469 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	1,474 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	1,469 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	1,698 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,049 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	3,081 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,274 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	764 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,898 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	4,343 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	240 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Mind School Suite 9 Warwick House , Overton Road SW9 7JP	- not rated	542 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Excel Preparatory School 230-234 Brixton Road , SW9 6AH	- not rated	571 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Independent School (Girls') 3-5 Gresham Road , Stockwell SW9 7PH	- not rated	619 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Iqra Independent School 3-5 Gresham Road , Stockwell SW9 7PH	- not rated	619 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sports Cafe	73 Stockwell Road, London	103 yd
Lucy 1st No. 2	71 Stockwell Road, London	103 yd
O'Cantinho De Portugal	135-137 Stockwell Road, London	188 yd
Ilha Dourada E Santos Ltd	65 Stockwell Road, London	201 yd
Lovage Project At The Community Trust Cafe	Stockwell Park Estate Community Centre, 21 Aytoun Place	228 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queens Head	144 Stockwell Road, London	161 yd
The Swan	2A Stockwell Road, London	502 yd
Brixton Jamm	261 Brixton Road, London	587 yd
Phonox	418 Brixton Road, London	602 yd
The Duke Of Edinburgh	Duke Of Cambridge Public House, 204 Ferndale Road	639 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
J.J. Chicken Express	134 Stockwell Road, London	53 yd
New Century	56 Stockwell Green, London	78 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	59 Stockwell Road, London	201 yd
876	133 Landor Road, London	309 yd
Michaels BBQ Kitchen	292 Brixton Road, London	493 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	330 Brixton Road, London	437 yd
Sainsbury's	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	536 yd
Iceland Foods	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	536 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	586 yd
Lidl	189 Clapham Road, London	592 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lansdowne School (Closed) Argyll Close		209 yd
Ymca (Lambeth) (Closed) King Georges House 40-46 King Georges House 40-46 Stockwell Road	health and fitness suite	263 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Brixton) STOCKWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	549 yd
Stockwell Park School (Closed) Stockwell Park Road	swimming pool	597 yd
Karibu Education Centre (Closed) Gresham Road		620 yd
Ferndale Community Sports Centre NURSERY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	643 yd
Platanos College STOCKWELL PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	649 yd
Brixton Recreation Centre BRIXTON STATION ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	723 yd
Durand Academy (Junior School) Hackford Road	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	755 yd
Horizons Health & Fitness Club (Stockwell) HORIZONS HEALTH CLUB HORIZONS HEALTH CLUB LIBERTY STREET	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	795 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	71.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	199.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	110.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW9 9PU