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SW2 4XB

Streatham Hill West & Thornton · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4RG 36 m
SW2 4AJ 38 m
SW2 4XA 46 m
SW2 4RH 48 m
SW2 4XD 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 4XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 4
Latitude
51.441816
Longitude
-0.125461
British National Grid easting
530,376
British National Grid northing
173,091

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
E00015842
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 022B · E01003137
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 022 · E02000639

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
259
Primary
147
Secondary
34

  1. Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    426 m

  2. The Orchard School

    Voluntary aided school

    470 m

  3. The Livity School

    Community special school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,452
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,215
  • Anti social behaviour 1,141
  • Vehicle crime 648
  • Other theft 645
  • Shoplifting 545

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

34 female, 26 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 4 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

94

within 5 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    94 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    403 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    505 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.0 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.0 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.0 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.2 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.3 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.3 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.4 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.5 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.6 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

    1.8 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.8 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    2.1 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.1 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    2.1 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.2 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    2.3 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

  • Telford Avenue

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Telford Avenue

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Barrhill Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Telford Avenue

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 022B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,038 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

259 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 34 secondary schools. Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 426 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,452 published events cover 12 months, averaging 621 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,215 events.

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