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Thinking of living at SW9 9RY? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockwell Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 95% met the expected standard |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 97% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Hill Mead Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Minerva Virtual Academy | Secondary | 450 m | – |
| Platanos College | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 40.8 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Evelyn Grace Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint Gabriel's College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Herne Hill School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| PhoenixPlace | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 9.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ferndale Community Sports Centre | 310 m | 56 |
| Swimming | Brixton Recreation Centre | 440 m | 49 |
| Yoga | Moreyoga | 140 m | 26 |
| Fitness | Jetts Fitness | 660 m | 25 |
| Football | Papa's Park Sports Pitch | 220 m | 17 |
| Squash | Brixton Recreation Centre | 440 m | 15 |
| Skateboard | Stockwell Skatepark | 140 m | 11 |
| Boxing | Hollington Boxing Club | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Brixton Recreation Centre | 440 m | 8 |
| Bowls | Temple Bowling Club | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Kia Oval | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Climbing | Substation | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Ark Evelyn Grace Academy | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Pilates | PilatesNutrition | 3.1 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Brockwell Park | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Golf | Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Club | 4.3 km | 5 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 70. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 63% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brixton, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 804k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bromley South.
The nearest bus stop is Stansfield Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 2, 345, 333, 196); 311 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
62% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Stockwell Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 95% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.7 km), with 7 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Minerva Virtual Academy, 450 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (2 km) and Sacred Heart Catholic School (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (10.4 km) and Wilson's School (11.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 7% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 350 m away, with Co-op Lambeth Stockwell Road closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stockwell Group Practice (250 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, BeautyPac is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's College Hospital, 2.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Moonlight is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Marquis Of Lorne the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 135 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 18 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (74%).
75 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Arco Academy |
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| Independent |
| 2.1 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 78% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Papa's Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Gymnasivm (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 5.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.4 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 13 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 23 km.
Many neighbours rent: 45% of households rent privately and 21% socially.
It's young: 44% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 71% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London South Bank University, 3.8 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.