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Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

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About

Poets' Corner sits on the northern edge of Brockwell Park in the London Borough of Lambeth. The name applies to a residential pocket where streets carry the names of writers and poets, and where terraces, short crescents and garden fronts cluster around local shops and corner pubs. Local groups and residents' associations organise community activities and the area is served by several bus routes and nearby rail stations, making daily connections across Lambeth and beyond.

Brockwell Park spreads over gently sloping ground centred on Brockwell Hall and the park's 1930s art-deco lido, a focal point for swimmers. Paths run past a walled garden, allotments, sports pitches and a bandstand; a weekly parkrun and the annual Lambeth Country Show are permanent entries in the park calendar. From the hilltops there are long views across south London, and seasonal events, food stalls and informal sports give the park a steady flow of local use throughout the year.

Area overview

On average Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 109 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 33.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park is £77,812 per year. There are 2 schools in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has good public transport connectivity. Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park is home to around 9,812 people, with a population density of about 7,896.3 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
109
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
33.6%
Connectivity
8/10

Area Profile

Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park Population
9,812
Population density
7,896.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
42.19(+58%)
Violence and sexual offences
29.86(-2%)
Theft from the person
15.19(+45%)
Other theft
11.72(+1%)
Vehicle crime
11.01(+13%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
4,055
41.33%
Other White
1,149
11.71%
Caribbean
1,128
11.5%
African
1,022
10.42%
Other
380
3.87%
Total population: 9,811

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
5,341
63.01%
Level 3 (A level)
958
11.3%
No qualifications
802
9.46%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
603
7.11%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
449
5.3%
Total 16+ residents: 8,476

Housing

Housing tenure

Other social rented
1,106
25.51%
Private landlord or letting agency
1,032
23.81%
Owns with a mortgage
913
21.06%
Owns outright
485
11.19%
Social rents from council
479
11.05%
Total households: 4,335

Property prices in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

Based on 91 recent sales, the median property price is £575,500 in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park area, with individual transactions ranging from £150,000 up to £2,300,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats58£485,500
Semi-Detached5£915,000
Terraced28£1,050,000

10 years median price trend in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park.

All postcodes in Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park

SW98FF

Loughborough Park

SW98GG

Coal Lane

SE240JX

Railton Road

SW21DJ

Trelawn Road

SW97EU

Station Avenue

SW98TT

Clarewood Walk

SE240NT

Dulwich Road

SE240QX

Walt Whitman Close

SW21AR

Talma Road

SW98GB

Milles Square

SE240PX

Shakespeare Road

SE240QT

James Joyce Walk

SE240QY

Langston Hughes Close

SW21BS

Bankton Road

SW98FD

Loughborough Park

SE240NW

Milton Road

SW21AL

Dalberg Road

SW98UA

Moorland Road

SW21BQ

Jelf Road

SW97DT

Belinda Road

SE240EB

Kestrel Avenue

SE240NJ

Dulwich Road

SW98TA

Loughborough Park

SE240LU

Railton Road

SW21AX

Talma Road

SW98QH

Coldharbour Lane

SE240PQ

Mayall Road

SW98GF

Carney Place

SW21DT

Mervan Road

SW21PD

Talma Road

SW97JH

Barrington Road

SW98FG

Loughborough Park

SE240NR

Spenser Road

SE240NU

Chaucer Road

SW21DU

Mervan Road

SW21PF

Effra Parade

SE240LT

Railton Road

SE240EJ

Dulwich Road

SE240QS

Alice Walker Close

SW21PU

Effra Parade

SW21PY

Effra Parade

SW97JF

Barrington Road

SE240EU

Milkwood Road

SE240HJ

Hinton Road

SE240QQ

Shakespeare Road

SW21DE

Effra Road

SE240DD

Abbey Mansion Mews

SE240EG

Hurst Street

SE240JT

Railton Road

SW98TR

Loughborough Park

SW21AU

Talma Road

SE240BF

Mumford Road

SE240HD

Woodquest Avenue

SE240LB

Shakespeare Road

SE240LH

Brixton Windrush

SE240HB

Oborne Close

SW98RB

Tilia Walk

SE240AT

Robert Burns Mews

SE240PL

Leeson Road

SE240QF

Shakespeare Road

SW21BH

Jelf Road

SW21PZ

Effra Parade

SW98NL

Loughborough Park

SE240PB

Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction

SE240DS

Shardcroft Avenue

SE240HA

Milkwood Road

SE240JZ

Shakespeare Road

SE240NS

Spenser Road

SE240PY

Shakespeare Road

SW98FY

Loughborough Park

SE240DF

Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction

SE240LA

Shakespeare Road

SW21DQ

Morval Road

SW21QG

Effra Parade

SW98UB

Moorland Road

SW98FT

Loughborough Park

SW21AT

Talma Road

SW98FJ

Loughborough Park

SW98GJ

Coal Lane

SE240EF

Railton Road

SE249QJ

Herne Hill

SE240NL

Milton Road

SW21QB

Brixton Water Lane

SW97NS

Gresham Road

SE240PS

Mayall Road

SW21BE

Rattray Road

SW21PX

Effra Parade

SW98PL

Coldharbour Lane

SE240QZ

Pablo Neruda Close

SW21AP

Dalberg Road

SW21BP

Bankton Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.