# SW2 1HG: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW2 1HG is a postcode in Lambeth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lambeth. Open the map at SW2 1HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2) › [SW2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 1% on July. Lambeth 021D: 116 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **Streatham Hill, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **No property in SW2 1HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 021D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **12.5% can get gigabit broadband at SW2 1HG**: Superfast for 12.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW2 1HG**: Road 75 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG
- **15.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Richard Atkins Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-atkins-primary-school-e100578) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holmewood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmewood-nursery-school-e100554) | Nursery | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e134507) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e100622) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-streatham-church-of-england-primary-school-e145614) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-court-school-e100659) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Maytree Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maytree-nursery-school-e100553) | Nursery | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Glenbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenbrook-primary-school-e100601) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2024 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £460,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £423,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PALACE ROAD SURGERY (540 m); BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE (550 m); EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE (770 m); CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: SG MANNING PHARMACY (250 m); NEW PARK PHARMACY (270 m); UPPER TULSE HILL CHEMIST (290 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (540 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: CONFIDENTIAL CLINIC DENTAL SURGERY (80 m); DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); INFINITY DENTAL CARE (220 m); DENTAL BEAUTY STREATHAM (280 m); HMP BRIXTON (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Brixton Hill Local (130 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Streatham Place Express (280 m, Tesco); Tesco Brixton Hill Express (480 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Clapham Park Kings Avenue Local (490 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Streatham Hill (760 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £536,623** (July 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £536,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,034** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lambeth earned a median of £49,034 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Lambeth has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lambeth 021D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.3** (2025). Lambeth 021D has a deprivation score of 27.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,681st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,841** (2021). Lambeth 021D had 1,841 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,685th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 021D, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 9.2%** (August 2026). In Lambeth 021D, 9.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SW2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW2 was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 224th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,810** (2021). SW2 had 56,810 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 119th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In SW2, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.4481, -0.1243

Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Clapham and Brixton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clapham-and-brixton-hill): Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1243,51.4481,SW21HG

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