SW2 2TG

Brixton Rush Common · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 2TN 23 m
SW2 2TT 41 m
SW2 2HR 43 m
SW2 2HH 46 m
SW2 2TA 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 2TG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 2
Latitude
51.453389
Longitude
-0.113127
British National Grid easting
531,200
British National Grid northing
174,400

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
E00016052
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 020D · E01003177
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 020 · E02000637

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
293
Primary
156
Secondary
38
  1. Jubilee Primary School

    Community school

    144 m
  2. Triangle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    432 m
  3. Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,322
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,392
  • Anti social behaviour 1,466
  • Other theft 1,063
  • Shoplifting 922
  • Theft from the person 888

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

95

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    506 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    945 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    945 m

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    956 m

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.2 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.2 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.4 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.5 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

    1.6 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.7 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.8 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.8 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.9 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.0 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    2.0 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    2.1 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 95 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

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Primary School

    BCT · Herne Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Primary School

    BCT · Herne Hill

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

293 open schools are in scope, including 156 primary and 38 secondary schools. Jubilee Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,322 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,026.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,392 events.

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