SW2 4RL

Streatham Hill West & Thornton · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 4GD 7 m
SW2 4FX 25 m
SW2 4GB 25 m
SW2 4BX 36 m
SW2 4FY 36 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 4RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 4
Latitude
51.439218
Longitude
-0.126661
British National Grid easting
530,300
British National Grid northing
172,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00177556
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 026B · E01003131
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 026 · E02000643

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
247
Primary
142
Secondary
31
  1. The Livity School

    Community special school

    385 m
  2. Maypole School (Leigham Court)

    Other independent special school

    673 m
  3. Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    712 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,280
  • Anti social behaviour 1,134
  • Other theft 665
  • Vehicle crime 639
  • Shoplifting 574

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    213 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    258 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    661 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    752 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    752 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    752 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.0 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.3 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.4 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.5 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.6 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.7 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.9 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.0 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.0 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.3 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    2.3 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 95 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Streatham Hill Station / Streatham Hill

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Streatham Hill Station / Streatham Hill

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Streatham Hill Station / Streatham Hill

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Streatham Hill Station

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

247 open schools are in scope, including 142 primary and 31 secondary schools. The Livity School is the nearest published school at 385 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 622.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,280 events.

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