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SW2 5HW

Brixton Acre Lane · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 5BE 54 m
SW2 5HY 67 m
SW2 5HN 72 m
SW2 5HG 74 m
SW2 5HZ 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 5HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5
Latitude
51.456020
Longitude
-0.122965
British National Grid easting
530,509
British National Grid northing
174,675

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Brixton Acre Lane · E05014095
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015220
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 020A · E01003018
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 020 · E02000637

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
51, Bonham Road, London, SW2 5HW 6 July 1995 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
309
Primary
157
Secondary
39

  1. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    198 m

  2. Trinity Academy

    Free schools

    243 m

  3. South Bank University Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    244 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,531
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,022
  • Anti social behaviour 1,749
  • Theft from the person 1,521
  • Shoplifting 1,418
  • Other theft 1,359

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

15 female, 21 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
SW2 5 residents
10,789

Age bands in SW2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

982 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,321 residents

Age 25 to 44
50%

4,967 residents

Age 45 to 64
19%

1,889 residents

Age 65 and over
7.8%

771 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 5 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

103

within 5 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    455 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    670 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    775 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    775 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    800 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    966 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.1 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.4 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.4 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.4 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.5 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.5 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.6 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.7 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.8 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code Y05187

    1.8 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.8 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 HERNE HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE24 0AU

    ODS code G85690

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 103 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

  • Blenheim Gardens (SW2)

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.2 miles

  • Blenheim Gardens (SW2)

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.2 miles

  • Brixton Water Ln /Brixton Hill

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

  • Rush Common

    BCT · Brixton

    0.2 miles

  • Solon Road

    BCT · Brixton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 020A, 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

15,151 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 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.

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

309 open schools are in scope, including 157 primary and 39 secondary schools. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,531 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,294.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,022 events.

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