Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,304 residentsin the Stockwell West census areaMedian age 31.33,797 households18% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright49% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 5,205 in work, 6% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 11% go by car, 35% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%5% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C615 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFountain Lakelake · 2.2 miKnight's Hillhill · 1.3 miSt James's Park Lakelake · 3.2 miLong Pondpond · under a mileEagle Pondpond · 1.0 miDuck Islandisland · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrockwell Parkpark · under a mile · 52 haClapham Commonpark · under a mile · 76 haRush Commonpark · under a mile · 3 haFerndalesports ground · under a mileMoorlands Nature Garden Allotmentallotments · under a mileWoodfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 20 · PM2.5 9.2 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,987 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lambeth Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBrixton Hill Group Practice92 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy76 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOrchard Orthodonticsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi125 schools69 primary, 16 secondary, 1 all-through, 18 independent, 12 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryCorpus Christi Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 404 pupilsright hereSecondaryTrinity Academyages 11-18, 616 pupilsunder a milePrimarySudbourne Primary Schoolages 3-11, 296 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Bank Collegesunder a mileUniversityLondon South Bank University3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY8.4 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationBrixtonunder a mileUndergroundBrixton Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station2.9 miFerryVauxhall St. George Wharf Pier2.0 miBus stops180 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SW8 postcode district.
