SW2 1HB

Clapham Park · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 5LP 45 m
SW2 5XL 49 m
SW2 5LW 66 m
SW2 1HA 78 m
SW2 5XH 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 1HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 1
Latitude
51.450417
Longitude
-0.122921
British National Grid easting
530,528
British National Grid northing
174,052

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015232
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 021D · E01003024
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 021 · E02000638

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
188, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1HB 11 February 2002 £208,000
186, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1HB 11 February 2002 £195,000
188, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1HB 8 June 1999 £174,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
274
Primary
150
Secondary
33
  1. Holmewood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    381 m
  2. Richard Atkins Primary School

    Community school

    381 m
  3. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    450 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,769
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,035
  • Anti social behaviour 1,517
  • Shoplifting 1,063
  • Other theft 1,020
  • Vehicle crime 970

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

97

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    284 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    754 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    870 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.0 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.2 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.3 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.3 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.4 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.5 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.6 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    74 HERNE HILL, HERNE HILL, LONDON, SE24 9QP

    ODS code G85016

    1.8 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.8 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.9 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    1.9 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.9 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    2.0 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.0 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.0 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 97 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Jebb Avenue / Brixton Prison

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles
  • New Park Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • New Park Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Jebb Avenue / Brixton Prison

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 021D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,729 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

274 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 33 secondary schools. Holmewood Nursery School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,769 published events cover 12 months, averaging 980.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,035 events.

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