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SW9

Postcode district · Stockwell, Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton, Brixton Windrush · Lambeth · England

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What is already known about SW9

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Live postcodes
970 in SW9
Localities
Stockwell, Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton, Brixton Windrush
Local authority
Lambeth
Country
England
Centre postcode
SW9 0BB
Postcode-point mapSW9

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Official records around this point

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Planning Data · England

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About Planning Data

Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

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615applications on record
within 400 m
  1. 1 September 2026Application Under Consideration

    Demolition of the rear extension and erection of a single storey ground floor rear and side wraparound extension and a side extension at first floor level.

    85 Stockwell Park Road · SW9 0DB · 26/02500/FUL · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  2. 13 August 2026Approved

    Front Garden: T2 Silver Lime: Remove new growth back to the most recent points of reduction, reducing height from approximately 13.5m to 12m. Back Garden: T1 Sycamore: Reduce regrowth back to the most recent points of reduction, reducing height from approximately 8m to 6m.

    34 Lorn Road · SW9 0AD · 26/02340/TCA · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  3. 13 August 2026Approved

    Back Garden: T1 Horse Chestnut: Fell.

    49 Stockwell Park Road · SW9 0DD · 26/02351/TCA · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  4. 13 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of three conservation-style rooflights, comprising one rooflight to the front roof slope and two rooflights to the rear roof slopes, together with internal alterations at third-floor level, including the removal and erection of partitions to provide two shower rooms and a study. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/02342/LB, but there i

    206A Brixton Road · SW9 6AP · 26/02342/LB · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  5. 13 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of three conservation-style rooflights, comprising one rooflight to the front roof slope and two rooflights to the rear roof slopes. (Please note: The reference number for this application for Full Planning Permission is 26/02341/FUL, but there is also an associated Listed Building Consent application related to these works with reference number: 26/02342/LB)

    206A Brixton Road · SW9 6AP · 26/02341/FUL · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  6. 11 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Change of use of part of the ground floor and the first and second floors from a restaurant/café (Use Class E(b)) to residential accommodation (Use Class C3) to create 1 self-contained flat including creation of a separate residential entrance, replacement of existing first and second floor rear windows, installation of a rooflight and other associated alterations. (Please note: The reference numb

    146 Stockwell Road · SW9 9TQ · 26/01712/FUL · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near SW9 0BB, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

25everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

6

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 387 mCo-op FoodStockwell Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  2. 679 mLidl189, Clapham RoadMap ↗
  3. 751 mBrazilian CentreClapham Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  4. 793 mIcelandClapham Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  5. 1.1 kmSupermarketDorset Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  6. 1.1 kmTesco13, Acre LaneMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 394 mDay Lewis PharmacyStockwell Green, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  2. 497 mBlue Dental CareBellefields Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  3. 557 mDentistry For YouGresham Road, Myatt's FieldsMap ↗
  4. 578 mKingshield Pharmacy387, Brixton RoadMap ↗
  5. 663 mStockwell Dental Practice9, Stockwell RoadMap ↗
  6. 689 mHarfleur Pharmacy219, Clapham RoadMap ↗
  7. 691 mSW9 DentalClapham Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  8. 697 mSuperdrug452-456, Brixton RoadMap ↗

Exercise

4

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

  1. 644 mBrixton Recreation Centre27, Brixton Station RoadMap ↗
  2. 824 mThe Gym15, Lett RoadMap ↗
  3. 953 mThe Gym GroupHerne Hill Road, Myatt's FieldsMap ↗
  4. 1.0 kmBrixton Street Gym10, Somerleyton RoadMap ↗

Civic and everyday

7

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 43 mPost OfficeWynne Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  2. 44 mSociety for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies320, Brixton RoadMap ↗
  3. 611 mBrixton Post OfficeFerndale Road, Stockwell ParkMap ↗
  4. 613 mMinet Library and Lambeth Archives52, Knatchbull RoadMap ↗
  5. 617 mLambeth Archives & Minet Library52, Knatchbull RoadMap ↗
  6. 943 mBrixton LibraryBrixton Oval, BrixtonMap ↗
  7. 1.0 kmBrixton Road Post Office68, Brixton RoadMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of SW9 0BB, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

12open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

8

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 210 mSlade GardensStockwell Park, StockwellMap ↗
  2. 644 mCowley Road Open SpaceMyatt's Fields, OvalMap ↗
  3. 701 mEythorne ParkMyatt's Fields, OvalMap ↗
  4. 714 mStockwell Memorial GardensStockwell Park, StockwellMap ↗
  5. 757 mWyck GardensMyatt's Fields, Loughborough JunctionMap ↗
  6. 762 mElam Street Open SpaceMyatt's Fields, Loughborough JunctionMap ↗
  7. 825 mColdharbour Lane Open SpaceStockwell Park, BrixtonMap ↗
  8. 865 mOlive Morris GardensMyatt's Fields, Loughborough JunctionMap ↗

Playgrounds

2

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 1.3 kmKingfisher Play AreaKennington Park Road, Myatt's FieldsMap ↗
  2. 1.5 kmComber ParkBadsworth Road, Elmington EstateMap ↗

Nature and water

1

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 1.4 kmWildlife GardenMyatt's Fields, Loughborough JunctionMap ↗

Outdoor sport

1

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 1.4 kmLarkhall Park Tennis CourtsStockwell, London Borough of LambethMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

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