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Brixton North
Lambeth, London
Brixton North covers the streets running up from Brixton town centre to Stockwell, a dense ward mixing Victorian terraces, Academy venues and the Brixton Road corridor. Heritage is meaningful: thirty listed buildings including the Grade II* Academy (the O2 Brixton Academy), the Grade II Duke of Edinburgh and 320 Brixton Road. Public-transport access is very good — Brixton Victoria line terminus, Brixton National Rail and frequent buses — and eighteen Outstanding-rated schools are within reach. The food and retail depth around Brixton Road is strong. The drawbacks are sharp: safety scores are among the lowest in the dataset, driven by nightlife rather than residential risk a few streets back, air quality on Brixton Road is poor, green space within the ward is limited at 6.1 hectares with Wyck Gardens the largest at 1.7, and market affordability is middling after a decade of rising prices.
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Brixton Academy, opened in 1929 as the Astoria Cinema and Grade II* listed, is one of London's best-preserved interwar super-cinemas.
- Very good public-transport access
- 30 listed buildings
- 16% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Wyck Gardens (1.7 hectares)
- 176 open venues (94 food and drink, 82 other)
Brixton North score highlights
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 78/100).
- Heritage Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage (score 61/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 2/100).
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Property prices & growth
42/ 100
- Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)48
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Safety
34/ 100
- Personal safety33
- Property crime40
- Anti-social behaviour28
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Connectivity
78/ 100
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
26/ 100
- Air quality17
- Quietness40
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Cultural Signal
40/ 100
- Nightlife14
- Dining36
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene86
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
176 open venues nearby — 94 food & drink, 82 other.
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Education
51/ 100
- Primary schools52
- Secondary schools50
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Heritage
61/ 100
30 listed buildings · 16% under a conservation area
- The AcademyGrade II*
- The Duke of EdinburghGrade II
- 320, Brixton Road Sw9Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
42/ 100
- Green spaces54
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Wyck Gardens (2 ha). ~6 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2/ 100
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