Finding postcode…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Finding postcode…
On Ferndale Road, in Acre Lane
What it's like at SW9 8AG: every home that has sold on Ferndale Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
Street View and the aerial view come from Google, which receives your IP address and may set cookies once you choose them. We'll remember your choice on this device.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
30 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Ferndale Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
9 of the 76 homes on the street are owned by companies (4 overseas).
| 206, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £825,000 | 120 m² | £6,875/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Apr 2013 | £380,000 | 131 m² | £2,901/m² | 1 |
| 212, Ferndale RoadTerraced | May 2017 | £850,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 216, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £1,150,000 | 145 m² | £7,931/m² | 2 |
| 218, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Jan 2026 | £990,000 | 131 m² | £7,557/m² | 5 |
| 220, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £1,120,000 | 114 m² | £9,825/m² | 4 |
| 222, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Oct 2010 | £465,000 | 99 m² | £4,697/m² | 1 |
| 224, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Mar 2009 | £365,000 | 103 m² | £3,544/m² | 2 |
| 226, Ferndale RoadTerraced | Jan 2026 | £790,000 | 106 m² | £7,453/m² | 6 |
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 Underground station, a few minutes' walk (350 m). The nearest rail station is Brixton, 350 m away, with 804k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Brixton Station, 300 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 59, 159, 3); 411 departures an hour from the 17 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 (350 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, 300 m away; Jaralam Newsagent (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hetherington At The Pavilion (300 m), with Superdrug Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Mabrouka is 200 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.
Papa's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Jerk Valley Of London the nearest pub (under 50 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%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 78% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Papa's Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Ferndale Community Sports Centre (100 m).
72 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Edinburgh | II | 40 m |
| East Lodge Immediately North of Roger'S Almshouses | II | 60 m |
| Roger'S Almshouses | II | 80 m |
| 1-8 Gresham Almshouses | II | 140 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency: Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 18,005 (42.1%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 57%, Liberal Democrat 14%, Green Party 14%, Conservative 10%.
73 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SW9 8AG →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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, 4.1 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ferndale Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 60 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 20 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 80.8% | 74.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.4% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 11.4% | 14.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.