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SW2 2JY

Brixton Rush Common · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 2JH 30 m
SW2 2JX 55 m
SW2 2LA 79 m
SW2 2JJ 81 m
SW2 2LB 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 2JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 2
Latitude
51.454289
Longitude
-0.115940
British National Grid easting
531,002
British National Grid northing
174,495

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
E00016021
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 020D · E01003177
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 020 · E02000637

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Property

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37a, Josephine Avenue, London, SW2 2JY 11 December 2020 £712,500
27, Josephine Avenue, London, SW2 2JY 9 November 2018 £1,150,000
39, Flat 2, Josephine Avenue, London, SW2 2JY 21 July 2017 £540,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
296
Primary
155
Secondary
39

  1. Jubilee Primary School

    Community school

    232 m

  2. Trinity Academy

    Free schools

    351 m

  3. South Bank University Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    354 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,660
  • Anti social behaviour 1,580
  • Other theft 1,153
  • Theft from the person 1,030
  • Shoplifting 1,012

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

13 female, 17 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.5
SW2 2 residents
11,742

Age bands in SW2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,855 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,422 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.6%

4,946 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

2,795 residents

Age 65 and over
7.4%

885 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 2 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

96

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    368 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    818 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    818 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.1 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.2 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.2 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.2 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.2 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.4 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.4 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.6 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.6 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 HERNE HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE24 0AU

    ODS code G85690

    1.7 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    1.8 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.8 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

    275-277 CLAPHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9BH

    ODS code Y00020

    1.9 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.0 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    2.0 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 96 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brixton Water Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Brixton Water Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Brixton Water Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

  • Morval Road

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

  • Morval Road

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 020D, 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

11,337 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 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
5
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

Schools

296 open schools are in scope, including 155 primary and 39 secondary schools. Jubilee Primary School is the nearest published school at 232 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,111.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,660 events.

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