About Brixton Hill

Brixton Hill is bounded on the north by A2217 Acre Lane, and A23 Brixton Hill and Upper Tulse Hill on the east. Streatham Place (as far as New Park Road) marks the southern border and Kingswood Road and B221 King's Avenue make up the west.
See a map of Brixton Hill ward

The ward includes:

• Lambeth College.
  
• Primary schools include Christ Church Brixton, Christ Church Streatham, Corpus Christi, Livity, Orchard, Richard Atkins and Sudbourne.
  
• Nurseries include Holmewood.
  
• Central to the ward is Brixton Prison.
  
• The larger housing estates are Saxby Road, Blenheim Gardens, Dumbarton Court and Roupell Park.
  
• Parks and green spaces include Rush Common.

The population of Brixton Hill ward rose from 12,135 in 1991 to 12,458 in 2001, an increase of 2.7%. This is 4.7% of the borough population. Brixton hill has an area of 112.9 hectares (4.1% of the borough). For the local elections in May 2002, there were 9,624 electors.