# SW2 Postcode district covering Streatham Hill, Brixton and Poynders Parade, in Lambeth. SW2 is a postcode district covering Streatham Hill, Brixton and Poynders Parade, in Lambeth. Median sale price £535,000 in 2025. Postcode district. Code SW2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SW2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SW2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SW2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SW2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 681 homes were sold in SW2 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SW2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SW2. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SW2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SW2 had 56,810 usual residents at the census. ## How SW2 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | SW2 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £535,000 | 3rd cheapest | 26 postcode districts, SW · 2025 | | Population | 56,810 | 8th most populated | 28 postcode districts, SW · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 28 postcode districts, SW · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.4% | 9th highest | 28 postcode districts, SW · Jan 2026 | ## Is SW2 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW2 at a rate of 107.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across the SW postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 559 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW2. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,615), anti-social behaviour (1,409) and other crime (989). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW2 was 108.1 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in SW2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW2 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 9 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 10 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in SW2 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Lambeth 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003019) | 2,035 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% | | [Lambeth 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003058) | 1,979 | 117.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% | | [Lambeth 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003020) | 1,821 | 268.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% | | [Lambeth 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003050) | 1,584 | 103.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% | | [Lambeth 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003176) | 1,929 | 119.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.0% | | [Lambeth 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003043) | 1,618 | 103.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% | | [Lambeth 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003018) | 2,019 | 188.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.5% | | [Lambeth 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003171) | 1,646 | 105.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% | | [Lambeth 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003173) | 1,633 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% | | [Lambeth 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003177) | 1,603 | 134.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% | | [Lambeth 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003178) | 1,501 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% | | [Lambeth 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003021) | 2,154 | 137.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.9% | | [Lambeth 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003022) | 1,619 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% | | [Lambeth 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003023) | 2,595 | 102.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.6% | | [Lambeth 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003024) | 1,841 | 115.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% | | [Lambeth 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003025) | 2,046 | 100.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.7% | | [Lambeth 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003136) | 1,659 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% | | [Lambeth 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003137) | 1,581 | 104.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.1% | | [Lambeth 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003162) | 1,858 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.8% | | [Lambeth 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003132) | 1,450 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.7% | | [Lambeth 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003172) | 1,945 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.9% | | [Lambeth 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003174) | 2,039 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.3% | | [Lambeth 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003175) | 1,577 | 88.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.4% | | [Lambeth 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003179) | 1,620 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% | | [Lambeth 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003169) | 2,352 | 106.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.8% | | [Lambeth 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003130) | 1,867 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.4% | | [Lambeth 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003131) | 2,150 | 248.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% | | [Lambeth 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003135) | 1,930 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% | | [Lambeth 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003138) | 1,477 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.5% | | [Lambeth 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003133) | 1,656 | 189.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.6% | | [Lambeth 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003134) | 1,597 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% | ## Your MP - [Clapham and Brixton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clapham-and-brixton-hill): Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 64% of the people here. - [Streatham and Croydon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/streatham-and-croydon-north): Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here. - [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in SW2 [Acre Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/acre-lane), [Brixton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/brixton-central), [Brixton Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/brixton-hill-east), [Brixton Hill West](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/brixton-hill-west), [Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/clapham-park-east-and-streatham-hill-north), [Streatham Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/streatham-hill), [Tulse Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/tulse-hill) ## Postcode sectors in SW2 [SW2 1 (179 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-1), [SW2 2 (224 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-2), [SW2 3 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-3), [SW2 4 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-4), [SW2 5 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-5), [SW2 9 (12 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2-9) ## Council [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) ## Towns in SW2 [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) ## Postcode districts next to SW2 [SE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se24), [SE27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se27), [SW4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw4), [SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9), [SW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw12), [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16) ## Nearest rail stations [Streatham Hill (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1272,51.4382), [Tulse Hill (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1051,51.4399), [Herne Hill (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1023,51.4533), [West Norwood (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1038,51.4318) ## More in the SW postcode area [All SW postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## SW2 in brief SW2 is a postcode district covering Streatham Hill, Brixton and Poynders Parade, in Lambeth. About 55,559 people lived in SW2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £535,000 in 2025 across 681 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 107.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in SW2 was £535,000 in 2025. SW2 had 56,810 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in SW2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In SW2, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: SW2 - Postcode area: [SW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw) - Constituency: [Clapham and Brixton Hill †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clapham-and-brixton-hill) - Council: [Lambeth †](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) - Area: 4.01 km² - People, mid-2024: 55,559* - Neighbourhoods: 31 - Output areas: 176 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [SE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se24), [SW4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw4), [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16), [SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9), [SW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw12), [SE27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se27) ## Latest updates for SW2 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SW2 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw2