[3] Based on statistics from the UK census, the Diocese of Southwark estimates the population of the parish was 12,100 in 2001 and 15,500 in 2011.

Initial works began late in 1821 and the foundation stone was laid by Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury on 1 July 1822.

[1] It was designed by Charles Ferdinand Porden (1790-1863)[5] with the foundation stone laid in 1822 and the church consecrated two years later.

The building is a rectangle, with a massive Greek Doric entrance portico at the west end, fronting onto Brixton Hill.

[6] During the 1970s and subsequently, major internal alterations have been carried out to provide accommodation for a variety of activities, including continued use of a part by the Anglican congregation.

The sides of the church have five bays with pilasters, and entry to the crypt is made down flights of stairs through doors protected by wrought iron gates.