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SW2 1EQ

Brixton Rush Common · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Brixton Rush Common
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 1NR 21 m
SW2 3RN 54 m
SW2 3UB 54 m
SW2 1HT 56 m
SW2 3UA 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 1EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 1
Latitude
51.445934
Longitude
-0.123767
British National Grid easting
530,482
British National Grid northing
173,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Brixton Rush Common · E05014097
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015249
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 021E · E01003025
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 021 · E02000638

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Property

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
237a, Flat 10, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EQ 28 March 2025 £550,000
237a, Flat 13, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EQ 27 July 2021 £485,000
237a, Flat 14, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EQ 9 July 2021 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
262
Primary
147
Secondary
34

  1. Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    205 m

  2. The Orchard School

    Voluntary aided school

    301 m

  3. Holmewood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    316 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,287
  • Anti social behaviour 1,186
  • Vehicle crime 788
  • Other theft 698
  • Criminal damage and arson 430

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

16 female, 21 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.8
SW2 1 residents
7,678

Age bands in SW2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

963 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.5%

1,112 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.4%

3,493 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

1,578 residents

Age 65 and over
7.1%

546 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

94

within 5 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

    1 PALACE ROAD, STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 3DY

    ODS code G85041

    324 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

    41A-41C STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 4TP

    ODS code G85724

    535 m

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW2 1AE

    ODS code G85025

    752 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    976 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.0 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

    STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE, 2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code Y05162

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85002

    1.5 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85647

    1.5 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.5 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.6 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.7 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.8 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.8 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.8 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.8 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    120-124 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85009

    1.8 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    1.9 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.0 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.0 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    MARY SEACOLE CENTRE, 89 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW4 7DB

    ODS code G85011

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 94 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Christchurch Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Place

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Hill/Christchurch Rd

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 021E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,405 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 1 recorded sale in SW2 1EQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lambeth is £548,034 in June 2026, down 3.3% year on year.

Schools

262 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 34 secondary schools. Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 653.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,287 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.