# SW2 5TN: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW2 5TN 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 5TN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2) › [SW2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **142 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Lambeth 016A: 269 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **Brixton, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **No property in SW2 5TN 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=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW2 5TN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW2 5TN**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **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=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN
- **16.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [JUS Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jus-education-e149185) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sudbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sudbourne-primary-school-e100584) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Bank University Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bank-university-sixth-form-e150380) | Sixth form and further education | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Trinity Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-e140966) | Secondary | 430 m (5 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Clapham Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-clapham-sixth-form-e148555) | Sixth form and further education | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Iqra Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iqra-primary-school-e135614) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lansdowne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lansdowne-school-e100654) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £380,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| February 2025 | £1,050,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £675,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £580,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2023 | £813,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brixton (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Clapham North (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Brixton (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Clapham High Street (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE (370 m); SANDMERE PRACTICE (450 m); HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION (560 m); LARC CLINIC (LA) (560 m); CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: BOSS PHARMACY (460 m); PAVILION PHARMACY (560 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (620 m); BOOTS (650 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: ORCHARD ORTHODONTICS (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); PAVILION DENTAL CENTRE (560 m); DENTAL BEAUTY CLAPHAM (640 m); HMP BRIXTON (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Brixton London (20 m, Lidl); Tesco Brixton Superstore (280 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Brixton Lambert Road Local (530 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Brixton (700 m, Iceland); Tesco Brixton Station Express (710 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.0** (2025). Lambeth 016A has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,104th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £702,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 016A was £702,500 in 2025. Joint 1,516th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,821** (2021). Lambeth 016A had 1,821 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,241st 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 016A, 98.0% 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: 51.4594, -0.1236

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

## Your MP

- [Clapham and Brixton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clapham-and-brixton-hill): Bell Ribeiro-Addy (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=-0.1236,51.4594,SW25TN

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