Estate agents in SW9
SW9 is a postcode district in Lambeth, where HM Land Registry records 315 homes sold between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £485,000. Eleven estate agent sales branches have an office in the district.
How estate agents in SW9 compare
SW9 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 315 sales in SW9 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £499,950.
47.9% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.1 years and sold for a median of 0.8% more than they paid.
The median price was £500,000 in 2016 and £510,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SW9
Median sale price in SW9: £499,950
| All homes | 315 sales, median £499,950 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 4 sales |
| Semi-detached | 5 sales, median £1,750,000 |
| Terraced | 49 sales, median £890,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 257 sales, median £460,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Lambeth the average price was £549,573 in June 2026, down 3.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £500,000 (698 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £475,000 (433 sales) |
| 2018 | £490,000 (382 sales) |
| 2019 | £475,000 (337 sales) |
| 2020 | £504,000 (383 sales) |
| 2021 | £525,000 (581 sales) |
| 2022 | £525,911 (548 sales) |
| 2023 | £518,000 (365 sales) |
| 2024 | £526,250 (406 sales) |
| 2025 | £510,000 (418 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
SW9 has four railway stations within about 1 mile of the centre: Brixton at about 0.4 miles, Loughborough Junction at about 0.5 miles, Clapham High Street at about 0.8 miles and Denmark Hill at about 1 mile. Underground stops are also close, with Stockwell at about 0.4 miles, Brixton at about 0.5 miles, Clapham North at about 0.7 miles and Oval at about 0.9 miles. The A23, A203, A3, A2217 and A204 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 (Chiswick Roundabout) at about 7 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 9 miles. London City Airport is about 8 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 15 miles. Central London is about 3 miles from the centre of the district.
Schools in and near SW9
SW9 has 32 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being St Helen's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) at about 0.1 miles and St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School (Church of England) at about 0.2 miles. Secondary choices include Platanos College (academy, sixth form) at about 0.4 miles and Saint Gabriel's College (Church of England) at about 0.7 miles. Arco Academy is an independent school at about 1.1 miles and Lansdowne School is a special school at about 0.3 miles. South Bank University Sixth Form (academy) is about 0.9 miles away and London South Bank University is about 2.1 miles away.
Living in SW9
SW9 is an urban district within the built-up area of Lambeth, with about 43,800 residents. For shopping there are more than 480 shops, around 80 convenience stores and 6 supermarkets, the nearest being a Co-op Food about 0.2 miles from the centre. Five markets sit about 0.5 miles away, including Brixton Village and Electric Avenue. Food and drink includes more than 100 restaurants, around 67 cafés, 73 takeaways and fast food outlets and 29 pubs, with Brixton Jamm about 0.1 miles away. For health there are 5 doctors' surgeries, the nearest being The Grantham Practice about 0.5 miles away, along with 13 pharmacies and 10 dentists. Lambeth Hospital is about 0.5 miles away and King's College Hospital, with an emergency department, about 0.9 miles. The area has 4 libraries and 3 post offices, one of them right at the centre. There are 20 named parks, with Slade Gardens and Max Roach Park both about 0.2 miles away.
A short history of SW9
The name Brixton is thought to come from Brixistane, the stone of a Saxon lord called Brixi, possibly marking the meeting place of a hundred court. Stockwell probably takes its name from a well beside a tree trunk. From the thirteenth century it was a rural manor. The Manor of Lambeth was enclosed in 1806 and Vauxhall Bridge opened in 1816, after which terraced houses and villas lined the main roads. St Matthew's Church was consecrated in 1824 and the Stockwell Park area was mostly built between 1825 and 1840. Brixton gained rail links in 1862 and a building boom followed, with Bon Marché opening in 1877. Stockwell belonged to Surrey until 1889. The Sunlight Laundry was erected in 1937 and wartime bombing later contributed to a housing crisis, followed by council housing. The district has 257 listed buildings. Church of St John the Divine is Grade I and five are Grade II* including Christ Church and Stockwell Bus Garage.
Landscape and geography in SW9
SW9 sits at about 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. No named river or canal runs through the area and the River Thames, which is tidal here, is about 1.3 miles away. The nearest open coast is about 27 miles away. Long Pond is about 1.2 miles away and Eagle Pond is about 1.4 miles. Crystal Palace rises to 116 metres (381 feet) at about 4 miles. Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres (446 feet) at about 7 miles and Shooters Hill reaches 132 metres (433 feet) at about 8 miles. The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now called a National Landscape, is about 12 miles away and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now called a National Landscape, is about 14 miles away.
People and homes in SW9
At the 2021 Census, SW9 had about 48,200 usual residents. Census 2021 figures show that 13% were aged under 15, 80% were aged 15 to 64 and 7% were aged 65 and over, compared with 17%, 64% and 18% in England. The 2021 Census counted about 20,600 households with an average size of 2.3 people. At the 2021 Census, 84% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments, against 22% in England. Census 2021 figures show 46% of households were social rented, against 17% in England. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band C as the most common council tax band, at 30% of about 22,030 homes. Environment Agency data from June 2026 found no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The figures cover rivers and the sea only, as surface water flooding is not included.
Economy and jobs in SW9
In 2024 health made up 25.2% of about 159,000 jobs located in the wider Lambeth council area and accommodation and food services 10.1%. Morleys Stores Ltd (retail) has its headquarters recorded in London within about 0.8 miles of the centre of SW9 (company records, October 2026). Nearby sites include KCH Business Park and Mahatma Gandhi Industrial Estate (both about 0.7 miles from the centre). The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 in the wider Lambeth council area was 75.8% for July 2025 to June 2026 (United Kingdom 75.5%). In September 2026 the wider Lambeth council area had 15,085 claimants of unemployment-related benefits or 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 (United Kingdom 3.9%). In 2025 median pay of full-time employees working in the wider Lambeth council area was £921 a week (United Kingdom £767 a week).
Notable people from SW9
David Bowie (1947 to 2016) was an English musician and actor, born in Brixton, where the British actor Clive Dunn (1920 to 2012) and Sharon Osbourne (born 1952), a British-American television personality, were also born. Roger Moore (1927 to 2017), an English actor, was born in Stockwell, as were the British actress and singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo (born 1987) and the English association football player Nathaniel Clyne (born 1991). Clapham is the birthplace of Annie Besant (1847 to 1933), a British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and of the British actor Claude Rains (1889 to 1967).
Sport and leisure
Brixton Recreation Centre is a sports centre with swimming facilities, while Flaxman Sports Centre covers squash, badminton, basketball, weightlifting and karate. Ferndale Community Sports Centre and Blocfit, which is for climbing, are also in the area, as is Ebony Horse Club for equestrian sport. Ruskin Park Paddling Pool is a swimming pool. Hollington Boxing Club serves boxing and Papa's Park Sports Pitch is marked for football, basketball and netball. Stockwell Skatepark caters for skateboarding. Open space includes Ruskin Park, Kennington Park, Myatt's Fields Park, Larkhall Park and Loughborough Park, along with a number of smaller gardens and open spaces. Children's playgrounds are found in several places.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SW9?
- The median price paid in SW9 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £485,000. Over the same period the median price paid for terraced houses was £894,100 (48 sales) and for flats was £455,000 (260 sales).
- How many homes were sold in SW9 in the last year?
- There were 315 standard sales in SW9 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry.
- What are the transport links in SW9?
- The nearest railway stations are Brixton at about 0.4 miles and Loughborough Junction at about 0.5 miles. Stockwell Underground station is about 0.4 miles from the centre and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near SW9?
- There are 32 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is St Helen's Catholic Primary School at about 0.1 miles and the nearest secondary school is Platanos College at about 0.4 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in SW9?
- There are 11 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW9 postcode district.
Areas near SW9
SW9 is in Lambeth.
Estate agents near SW9
- Granvilles Estate AgentsLambeth SW9 9SX0.3 miles
- Right Estate Agents BrixtonLambeth SW9 8PQ0.4 miles
- Keating EstatesLambeth SW9 80.5 miles
- Brixton haartLambeth SW9 8EQ0.5 miles
- Marsh & ParsonsLambeth SW9 8LF0.5 miles
- Felicity J. LordLambeth SW9 8DJ0.5 miles
- Bairstow EvesLambeth SW9 8EN0.5 miles
- FoxtonsLambeth SW9 8EN0.5 miles
- The Martin Barry PartnershipLambeth SW2 5SG0.6 miles
- Oliver Burn ResidentialLambeth SW9 9AR0.6 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW9.
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