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On Ferndale Road, in Brixton Central
What it's like at SW9 8AZ: 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.
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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).
| Flat 8, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Oct 2024 | £487,500 | 86 m² | £5,669/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 24, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Sept 2023 | £425,000 | 64 m² | £6,641/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £340,000 | 47 m² | £7,234/m² | 4 |
| Flat 32, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Oct 2019 | £380,000 | 49 m² | £7,755/m² | 3 |
| Flat 29, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Jun 2012 | £331,050 | 84 m² | £3,941/m² | 2 |
| Flat 28, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Apr 2014 | £365,000 | 46 m² | £7,935/m² | 2 |
| Flat 33, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Oct 2020 | £575,000 | 89 m² | £6,461/m² | 3 |
| Flat 27, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Oct 2010 | £160,000 | 70 m² | £2,286/m² | 1 |
| Flat 15, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Nov 2016 | £425,000 | 44 m² | £9,659/m² | 1 |
| Flat 22, Exbury House, Ferndale RoadFlat | Mar 2023 | £357,000 | 50 m² | £7,140/m² | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brixton Underground station, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is Brixton, 350 m away, with 804k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Lambeth Town Hall, 250 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 35, 37, 355, P5); 396 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
67% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Stockwell Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 95% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.6 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: The Charter School North Dulwich (1.9 km) and Sacred Heart Catholic School (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (10.4 km) and Wilson's School (11.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 300 m away; Food Stores - West Indian Continental (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hetherington At The Pavilion (250 m), with Pavilion Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Mabrouka is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's College Hospital, 1.8 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: 21 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Papa's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Trinity Arms the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 239 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 31% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Brixton, Trinity Gardens).
There are 25 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (80%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roger'S Almshouses | II | 50 m |
| 1-8 Gresham Almshouses | II | 50 m |
| East Lodge Immediately North of Roger'S Almshouses | II | 70 m |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | II | 90 m |
| Santley Junior Mixed and Infants' School | II | 160 m |
| Trinity Homes with Former Wash House Block and Linking Walls | II | 180 m |
| Trinity Homes | II | 190 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%.
67 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 8AZ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Trinity Gardens, 100 m away; for exercise, Ferndale Community Sports Centre (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 6.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 23 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's young: 31% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London South Bank University, 4.2 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 61 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 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 79.1% | 74.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 15.8% | 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.
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