Living in Brixton

Lambeth
66/100overall liveability across 9 data dimensions

Brixton sits in the London Borough of Lambeth. Its strongest points are air quality (100), groceries (98), dining (87). The things to weigh up are safety (16) and area quality (15). A typical two-bed here rents for around £2,345 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.

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How Brixton scores

Typical rent in Lambeth

£1,8831 bed / studio
£2,3452 bed
£2,6843 bed

Median private rents for the London Borough of Lambeth (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).

🏛 £2,047/yr council tax (Band D, Lambeth) — MHCLG 2026-27

📶 Broadband up to 1 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Lambeth

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Stockwell Lambeth · 1.2 km Herne Hill Southwark · 1.5 km Clapham Lambeth · 1.6 km Camberwell Southwark · 2.0 km Vauxhall Lambeth · 2.7 km Dulwich Southwark · 2.8 km

Data: Police.uk + IMD 2019 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG (area quality); ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents (rent); OpenStreetMap via Overpass (amenities & transport); London Air, Imperial College London (air quality). Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.