KETT GARDENS, SW2 1SR House Prices & Local Information

SW2 1SR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Kett Gardens, 0.6km from Brixton in Lambeth. Administratively it sits within Brixton Rush Common ward and the Streatham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SW2 1SR is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. The daytime character shifts — higher status cosmopolitan professional services and self-employment. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 68% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Lambeth.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £385k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SW2 1SR are sourced from Output Area E00016046 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.