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SW2 2QA

Brixton Rush Common · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2YA 18 m
SW2 2YD 22 m
SW2 2YE 33 m
SW2 2EW 47 m
SW2 2YB 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 2QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 2
Latitude
51.450384
Longitude
-0.112488
British National Grid easting
531,253
British National Grid northing
174,067

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
E00171541
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 024B · E01003172
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 024 · E02000641

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
278
Primary
152
Secondary
37

  1. Jubilee Primary School

    Community school

    265 m

  2. Elm Court School

    Community special school

    393 m

  3. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    515 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,812
  • Anti social behaviour 1,361
  • Other theft 974
  • Shoplifting 865
  • Vehicle crime 855

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

89

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    577 m

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    783 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    925 m

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.1 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.1 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

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.3 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.6 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.6 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.9 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    2.0 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    2.0 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

    19B CROXTED ROAD, WEST DULWICH, LONDON, SE21 8SZ

    ODS code G85706

    2.1 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

    SUITE 1, WEST NORWOOD HEALTH & LC, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, SE27 0DF

    ODS code G85047

    2.1 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 89 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Jubilee Primary School

    BCT · Herne Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Primary School

    BCT · Herne Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Craignair Road

    BCT · Tulse Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Craignair Road

    BCT · Tulse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Brixton Water Lane

    BCT · Brixton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 024B, 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

11,118 of 33,755

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

278 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 37 secondary schools. Jubilee Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 914.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,812 events.

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