SW9 postcode area guide — Lambeth

Where is SW9?

Broadband & internet speeds in SW9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SW9 postcode district (Lambeth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 951 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.7%.

Around 0% of premises in SW9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SW9

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Mobile signal around Lambeth

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lambeth district (157,520 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SW9

Police recorded 1,941 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SW9

Based on 287 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW9 is £495,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£520,000).

Latest recorded sales in SW9

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Lambeth demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Lambeth district (317,654 residents, 134,688 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SW9

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SW9

459 rated food businesses operate in SW9. 229 hold the top rating of 5, 100 are rated 4, and 45 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 14 Parish, 500 Degrees, Abacus Nursery School, Alhaji Suya, Ali Food Store.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SW9

From a sample of 210 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SW9 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 76% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Lambeth

Landlines around SW9 typically use:

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What's it like living in SW9?

Postcodes in SW9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.