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SW2 4PL

Streatham Hill West & Thornton · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Streatham Hill West & Thornton
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 4PB 41 m
SW2 4NR 86 m
SW2 4NZ 95 m
SW2 4NX 98 m
SW2 4PS 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 4PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 4
Latitude
51.439511
Longitude
-0.129829
British National Grid easting
530,079
British National Grid northing
172,827

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Streatham Hill West & Thornton · E05014114
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00015847
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 026B · E01003131
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 026 · E02000643

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Sternhold Avenue, London, SW2 4PL 15 August 2011 £650,000
28, Sternhold Avenue, London, SW2 4PL 6 December 2001 £380,000
24, Sternhold Avenue, London, SW2 4PL 27 April 2001 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
251
Primary
143
Secondary
33

  1. The Livity School

    Community special school

    566 m

  2. Telferscot Primary School

    Community school

    607 m

  3. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    686 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,793
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,273
  • Anti social behaviour 1,146
  • Shoplifting 752
  • Other theft 693
  • Vehicle crime 681

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

11 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
SW2 4 residents
11,571

Age bands in SW2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,694 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,375 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.7%

5,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.5%

2,663 residents

Age 65 and over
6.9%

817 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

94

within 5 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    342 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    405 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    799 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    816 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    816 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    816 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.0 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.3 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.3 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.4 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.6 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.7 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.8 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.9 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.9 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.0 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.2 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

    88A THURLEIGH ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8TT

    ODS code H85114

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 94 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Streatham Hill Station

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Criffel Avenue

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Hill Station

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Criffel Avenue

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Hill Station

    RSE · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 026B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,617 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

251 open schools are in scope, including 143 primary and 33 secondary schools. The Livity School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,793 published events cover 12 months, averaging 649.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,273 events.

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