# SW2 3HU: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW2 3HU 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 3HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2) › [SW2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Lambeth 024A: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **Tulse Hill, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **No property in SW2 3HU 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=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 024A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW2 3HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **Low road and rail noise at SW2 3HU**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **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=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fenstanton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fenstanton-primary-school-e100595) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Heights E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-heights-e-act-academy-e137954) | Secondary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Streatham Wells Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streatham-wells-primary-e149556) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hitherfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitherfield-primary-school-e131824) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 57% 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e134507) | Primary | 700 m (9 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 | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-court-school-e100659) | Special | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £595,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £1,450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £1,970,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £286,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £537,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tulse Hill (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Streatham Hill (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PALACE ROAD SURGERY (490 m); EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE (680 m); THE DEERBROOK SURGERY (720 m); THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (490 m); DEEJAY CHEMIST (580 m); ELMCOURT PHARMACY (720 m); JACKSON CHEMIST (720 m); STREATHAM PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); ARKH-VIEW DENTAL CENTRE (650 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); ELMCOURT HEALTH CENTRE (720 m); NORWOOD ROAD DENTAL CLINIC (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Tulse Hill (600 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Tulse Hill Express (630 m, Tesco); Budgens Streatham Hill (660 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Streatham Hill Local (710 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brixton Tulse Hill Esso Express (760 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 024A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.6** (2025). Lambeth 024A has a deprivation score of 35.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,925th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 024A was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 3,866th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,450** (2021). Lambeth 024A had 1,450 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,574th least 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: 83.7%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 024A, 83.7% 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.

## 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: 51.4412, -0.1149

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

## Your MP

- [Streatham and Croydon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/streatham-and-croydon-north): Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-0.1149,51.4412,SW23HU

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