Which has the lower district median?
Brixton: £500,000. Stratford: £445,000.
Stratford is lower in this 24-month sample.
Brixton (SW9) or Stratford (E15): an area comparison
Stratford has the lower recorded-sale median by £55,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Brixton: 12. Stratford: 23 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: SW9 89, E15 97. mapped green-space sites: SW9 71, E15 71.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £55,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Stratford the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Brixton has 12 registered schools, 71 mapped green-space sites and 89 bus nodes. Stratford has 23, 71 and 97 respectively.
District prices
SW9 recorded 683 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £500,000. The £567,084 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
E15 recorded 683 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £445,000. The £484,401 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
SW9
- Median recorded sale
- £500,000
- Average recorded sale
- £567,084
- Recorded sales
- 683 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
E15
- Median recorded sale
- £445,000
- Average recorded sale
- £484,401
- Recorded sales
- 683 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 9,112 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,017, or 33.1% of the total.
Police.uk records 9,779 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,887, or 29.5% of the total.
SW9
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 9,112
- Selected report-category share
- 3,017 (33.1%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
E15
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 9,779
- Selected report-category share
- 2,887 (29.5%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. SW9 has a median of 4.0. 38.5% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 3.3% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. E15 has a median of 3.0. 55.6% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 0.1% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
SW9
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 38.5%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 3.3%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
E15
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 55.6%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 0.1%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 12 open establishments in SW9. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 23 open establishments in E15. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
SW9
- Registered school sites
- 12 (Primary: 9, Secondary: 3)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
E15
- Registered school sites
- 23 (16 plus: 2, All-through: 1, Nursery: 2, Primary: 16, Secondary: 2)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 71 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 18.14 hectares, including 11 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 71 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 77.68 hectares, including 9 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
SW9
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 71
- Mapped site area
- 18.14 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 11
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
E15
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 71
- Mapped site area
- 77.68 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 9
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 965 postcode units. 80 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 146 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 980 postcode units. 97 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 201 have medium-risk surroundings.
SW9
- Postcode units in source
- 965
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 80
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 146
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
E15
- Postcode units in source
- 980
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 97
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 201
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 21.1 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 20.4 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
SW9
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 21.1 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
E15
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 20.4 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 89 active bus nodes and 15 rail, metro or tram nodes across SW9. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 97 active bus nodes and 39 rail, metro or tram nodes across E15. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
SW9
- Active bus access nodes
- 89
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 15
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
E15
- Active bus access nodes
- 97
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 39
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
SW9
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
E15
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 537 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 4 fatal, 104 serious and 429 slight.
DfT records 459 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 68 serious and 390 slight.
SW9
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 537
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 104
- Slight
- 429
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
E15
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 459
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 68
- Slight
- 390
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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