# SW2 4AQ: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW2 4AQ 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 4AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2) › [SW2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **103 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 24% on July. Lambeth 022A: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **Streatham Hill, 910 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **No property in SW2 4AQ 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=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 022A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW2 4AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW2 4AQ**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **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=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ
- **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=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Richard Atkins Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-atkins-primary-school-e100578) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e134507) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% 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 | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-white-house-preparatory-school-and-woodentops-kindergarten-e100651) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e100631) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Holmewood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmewood-nursery-school-e100554) | Nursery | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |
| [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 | – |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e100622) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £850,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £465,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £910,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Streatham Hill (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PALACE ROAD SURGERY (600 m); EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE (630 m); CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE (780 m); BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: NEW PARK PHARMACY (80 m); SG MANNING PHARMACY (260 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (600 m); JACKSON CHEMIST (600 m); UPPER TULSE HILL CHEMIST (620 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL BEAUTY STREATHAM (60 m); CONFIDENTIAL CLINIC DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); INFINITY DENTAL CARE (310 m); HMP BRIXTON (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Streatham Place Express (60 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Brixton Hill Local (260 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Clapham Park Kings Avenue Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Streatham Hill (630 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Streatham Hill Local (680 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 022A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.4** (2025). Lambeth 022A has a deprivation score of 18.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,965th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £398,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 022A was £398,000 in 2025. Joint 8,829th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,659** (2021). Lambeth 022A had 1,659 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,250th 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 022A, 98.1% 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: 51.4464, -0.1282

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=-0.1282,51.4464,SW24AQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-4aq