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

SW2 1JX 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 1JX 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

- **445 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Lambeth 016B: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **Brixton, 210 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **No property in SW2 1JX 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=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW2 1JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW2 1JX**: Road 65 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **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=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sudbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sudbourne-primary-school-e100584) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [JUS Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jus-education-e149185) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/effra-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e100551) | Nursery | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Hill Mead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-mead-primary-school-e131340) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Triangle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/triangle-nursery-school-e100550) | Nursery | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [South Bank University Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bank-university-sixth-form-e150380) | Sixth form and further education | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Trinity Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-e140966) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-e137295) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £645,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2023 | £985,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brixton (210 m, 3 minutes on foot); Brixton (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION (160 m); LARC CLINIC (LA) (160 m); STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE (840 m); SANDMERE PRACTICE (920 m); HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (130 m); PAVILION PHARMACY (160 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (250 m); KINGSHIELD PHARMACY (410 m); BABA CHEMIST (670 m)
- Dental practices: PAVILION DENTAL CENTRE (170 m); DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); ORCHARD ORTHODONTICS (240 m); BRIXTON DENTAL CLINIC (500 m); M KANANI & E HARUNANI & ASSOC. (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Brixton (190 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Brixton Station Local (230 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brixton Station Express (260 m, Tesco); M&S Brixton Rd (300 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Brixton Superstore (350 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £540,198** (August 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £540,198 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.5** (2025). Lambeth 016B has a deprivation score of 24.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £575,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 016B was £575,750 in 2025. 3,048th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,584** (2021). Lambeth 016B had 1,584 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,979th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 016B, 99.4% 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.

## 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: 51.4607, -0.1147

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

## Your MP

- [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (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), August 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=-0.1147,51.4607,SW21JX

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