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Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park neighbourhood of Lambeth, England (ONS area Lambeth 018). Headline figures assembled 5 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SE24, SW2, SW9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SW9 8FS.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Lambeth (5 of 22 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £1,020,000 and flats for £502,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Lambeth (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Herne Hill, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£1,020,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£502,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +1% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.20; 1 of 22 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£77,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park sits in Lambeth
- Typical house price: 12th highest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Lambeth with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 12th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Lambeth
- Average household income: 12th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Lambeth
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Lambeth, 5 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
Falling behind the borough
- Premium and budget brands
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Herne Hill Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (640 m in a straight line). About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Victoria (about 10 min) and Orpington (about 32 min).
- Brixton Underground station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (730 m in a straight line).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Hill Mead Primary School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
What is the typical house price in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park?
£1,020,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
How does Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park compare with the rest of Lambeth?
Typical house price: 12th highest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Lambeth with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 12th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Lambeth. Average household income: 12th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Lambeth.
Is Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.20; 1 of 22 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park?
Herne Hill. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (640 m in a straight line). About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Victoria (about 10 min) and Orpington (about 32 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park?
Nearest state primary school. Hill Mead Primary School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.