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

SW2 1QG 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 1QG 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

- **98 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Lambeth 018E: 227 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **Herne Hill, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **No property in SW2 1QG 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=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 018E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW2 1QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **Low road and rail noise at SW2 1QG**: Road 53 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **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=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG
- **14.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Triangle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/triangle-nursery-school-e100550) | Nursery | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/effra-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e100551) | Nursery | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [St Jude's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-judes-church-of-england-primary-school-e100616) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jubilee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jubilee-primary-school-e133662) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Evelyn Grace Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-evelyn-grace-academy-e135389) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Trinity Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-e140966) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [South Bank University Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bank-university-sixth-form-e150380) | Sixth form and further education | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hill Mead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-mead-primary-school-e131340) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2023 | £462,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £545,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £1,373,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £1,095,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Herne Hill (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); Brixton (760 m, 10 minutes on foot); Brixton (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION (720 m); LARC CLINIC (LA) (720 m); HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE (790 m); BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: BABA CHEMIST (280 m); BOOTS (690 m); PAVILION PHARMACY (720 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (750 m); BROCKWELL PARK PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: ORCHARD ORTHODONTICS (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (730 m); PAVILION DENTAL CENTRE (730 m); HALF MOON DENTAL CENTRE (780 m); M KANANI & E HARUNANI & ASSOC. (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Brixton (310 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Brixton Lambert Road Local (660 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Herne Hill Express (670 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Herne Hill Local (710 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Brixton (740 m, Iceland)

## 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 018E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). Lambeth 018E has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,445th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £571,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 018E was £571,250 in 2025. Joint 3,145th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,358** (2021). Lambeth 018E had 2,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,669th 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 018E, 96.8% 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: 51.4564, -0.1102

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), 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=-0.1102,51.4564,SW21QG

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