SW2 3BE

Streatham Hill East · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 3BJ 48 m
SW2 3BH 51 m
SW2 3HR 56 m
SW2 3BL 66 m
SW2 3HH 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 3BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 3
Latitude
51.437794
Longitude
-0.118057
British National Grid easting
530,902
British National Grid northing
172,657

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015820
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 027D · E01003134
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 027 · E02000644

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
256, Barcombe Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, SW2 3BE 14 May 2026 £490,000
216, Barcombe Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, SW2 3BE 12 January 2026 £617,500
246, Barcombe Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, SW2 3BE 4 July 2025 £650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
256
Primary
147
Secondary
33
  1. Streatham Wells Primary

    Academy converter

    282 m
  2. Hitherfield Primary School

    Community school

    287 m
  3. The Livity School

    Community special school

    395 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,568
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,272
  • Anti social behaviour 1,146
  • Shoplifting 676
  • Vehicle crime 651
  • Other theft 642

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

39 female, 44 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.7
SW2 3 residents
13,759

Age bands in SW2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

2,228 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,748 residents

Age 25 to 44
38%

5,211 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,390 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

1,131 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 3 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

95

within 5 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    581 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    590 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    691 m

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    837 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    838 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    838 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    838 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.0 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.1 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.2 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.6 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.7 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.0 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.2 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    2.2 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    2.2 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

    293 STREATHAM HIGH ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 3NP

    ODS code G85014

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 95 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wavertree Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Wavertree Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Normanhurst Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Normanhurst Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Palace Road (SW2)

    BCT · Tulse Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 027D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,311 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £617,500 from 3 recorded sales in SW2 3BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lambeth is £548,034 in June 2026, down 3.3% year on year.

Schools

256 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 33 secondary schools. Streatham Wells Primary is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,568 published events cover 12 months, averaging 630.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,272 events.

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