SW2 · Lambeth · Zone 2
Renting in Brixton
What it costs to rent in Brixton (SW2), how you get around and what the area is like, from 68 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £1,700 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £2,301 a month
- Homes to rent
- 68
Rents
What renting in Brixton costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
1 bedroom
£1,700 a month
13 homes · 21% below London
2 bedrooms
£2,301 a month
29 homes · middle half £2,050 to £2,400 · 16% below London
3 bedrooms
£3,400 a month
15 homes · 9% below London
4+ bedrooms
£4,600 a month
11 homes · 23% below London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,700 | Not enough homes yet | 13 | 21% below |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,301 | £2,050 to £2,400 | 29 | 16% below |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,400 | Not enough homes yet | 15 | 9% below |
| 4+ bedrooms | £4,600 | Not enough homes yet | 11 | 23% below |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Brixton's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Brixton
18 min walk · nearest for 41 homes
Underground
Balham
26 min walk · nearest for 13 homes
Underground
Clapham South
21 min walk · nearest for 8 homes
Underground
Clapham North
8 min walk · nearest for 3 homes
Schools
Schools in SW2
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW2 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
9
open schools
3 of the 5 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
2
open schools
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SW2
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 19 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.2 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
High surface-water risk
No river or tidal flood warning area nearby. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in SW2, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Violence and sexual offences28%
- Anti-social behaviour25%
- Vehicle crime9%
- Other theft8%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.