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SW2 2SJ

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 2SL 32 m
SW2 3SA 34 m
SW2 3SB 43 m
SW2 3RU 56 m
SW2 3RX 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 2SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 2
Latitude
51.448424
Longitude
-0.121477
British National Grid easting
530,634
British National Grid northing
173,833

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
E00015243
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 021E · E01003025
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 021 · E02000638

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
269
Primary
148
Secondary
33

  1. Holmewood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    144 m

  2. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    238 m

  3. Elm Court School

    Community special school

    345 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,731
  • Anti social behaviour 1,370
  • Vehicle crime 876
  • Other theft 875
  • Public order 531

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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.

GP practices

94

within 5 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    442 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    518 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    838 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.0 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.3 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.4 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.5 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.5 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.5 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.6 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.6 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.8 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.8 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.8 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.8 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.8 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.1 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    2.1 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    2.1 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Park Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • New Park Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Jebb Avenue / Brixton Prison

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.2 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

Schools

269 open schools are in scope, including 148 primary and 33 secondary schools. Holmewood Nursery School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 806.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,731 events.

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