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

SW2 4HF 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 4HF 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

- **129 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Lambeth 026D: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **Streatham Hill, 530 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **No property in SW2 4HF 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=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 026D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW2 4HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **Low road and rail noise at SW2 4HF**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **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=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF
- **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=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e100631) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e134507) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% 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 | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-streatham-church-of-england-primary-school-e145614) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Telferscot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/telferscot-primary-school-e100586) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Richard Atkins Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-atkins-primary-school-e100578) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Livity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-livity-school-e133440) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | – |
| [Holmewood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmewood-nursery-school-e100554) | Nursery | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £191,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £327,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £367,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £945,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £901,550 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £557,825 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £316,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Streatham Hill (530 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE (350 m); PALACE ROAD SURGERY (580 m); THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: JACKSON CHEMIST (300 m); SG MANNING PHARMACY (450 m); NEW PARK PHARMACY (480 m); STREATHAM PHARMACY (490 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL BEAUTY STREATHAM (450 m); INFINITY DENTAL CARE (510 m); DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); PEARL DENTAL (580 m); CONFIDENTIAL CLINIC DENTAL SURGERY (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Streatham Hill (350 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Streatham Hill Local (360 m, Sainsburys); M&S Streatham Hill Foodhall (420 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Streatham Place Express (460 m, Tesco); Co-op Streatham (500 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 026D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.5** (2025). Lambeth 026D has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,320th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 026D was £600,000 in 2025. Joint 2,650th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,477** (2021). Lambeth 026D had 1,477 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,957th 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 026D, 92.5% 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: 51.4428, -0.1289

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=-0.1289,51.4428,SW24HF

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