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Peckham vs Brixton

Peckham edges Brixton overall on the Balanced preset — 42 to 41 out of 100 — taking 4 of the 9 layers scored here by a clear margin (5+ points) to Brixton's 3.

Brixton here means Lambeth's Brixton Windrush ward — the ward around Windrush Square. Lambeth scores four Brixton wards separately.

Score by score

The nine layers, side by side

Scores as of 5 Jul 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Apr 2026 · air 2022 · sources

Peckham

Southwark

42
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Peckham leads by 1 on overall score

Brixton Windrush

Lambeth

41
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  • Heritage
    41/ 100
    Brixton Windrush leads by 16 on heritage
    57/ 100
  • Connectivity
    60/ 100
    Brixton Windrush leads by 13 on connectivity
    73/ 100
  • Area development
    9/ 100
    Peckham leads by 9 on area development
    0/ 100
  • Property prices & growth
    45/ 100
    Peckham leads by 14 on property prices & growth
    31/ 100
  • Cultural Signal
    35/ 100
    Brixton Windrush leads by 16 on cultural signal
    51/ 100
  • Nature Access
    50/ 100
    Peckham leads by 1 on nature access
    49/ 100
  • Safety
    34/ 100
    Peckham leads by 2 on safety
    32/ 100
  • Air & Quiet
    40/ 100
    Peckham leads by 13 on air & quiet
    27/ 100
  • Education
    64/ 100
    Peckham leads by 22 on education
    42/ 100
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Peckham or Brixton?

Peckham

Peckham ward · Southwark

Choose Peckham if education, property prices & growth and air & quiet outrank the rest of your list — it leads on education (+22), property prices & growth (+14) and air & quiet (+13). The trade: Brixton stays ahead on heritage (+16).

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Brixton

Brixton Windrush ward · Lambeth

Choose Brixton if heritage, cultural signal and connectivity outrank the rest of your list — it leads on heritage (+16), cultural signal (+16) and connectivity (+13). The trade: Peckham stays ahead on education (+22).

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