SW9 · Lambeth · Zone 2
Renting in Stockwell
What it costs to rent in Stockwell (SW9), how you get around and what the area is like, from 87 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,050 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £2,300 a month
- Homes to rent
- 87
Rents
What renting in Stockwell 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
£2,050 a month
18 homes · 5% below London
2 bedrooms
£2,300 a month
36 homes · middle half £2,188 to £2,500 · 16% below London
3 bedrooms
£3,375 a month
18 homes · 10% below London
4+ bedrooms
£3,300 a month
10 homes · 45% below London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,050 | Not enough homes yet | 18 | 5% below |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,300 | £2,188 to £2,500 | 36 | 16% below |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,375 | Not enough homes yet | 18 | 10% below |
| 4+ bedrooms | £3,300 | Not enough homes yet | 10 | 45% 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 Stockwell's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Brixton
5 min walk · nearest for 35 homes
Underground
Stockwell
9 min walk · nearest for 27 homes
Underground
Clapham North
4 min walk · nearest for 10 homes
Underground
Oval
6 min walk · nearest for 9 homes
Schools
Schools in SW9
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW9 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
9
open schools
2 of the 3 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
3
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 SW9
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 21.1 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.4 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
High surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Tidal Thames from Hungerford Bridge to Battersea Power Station flood warning area. 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 SW9, 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.
- Anti-social behaviour25%
- Violence and sexual offences22%
- Shoplifting12%
- Other theft9%
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.