SW2 5NB

Clapham Park · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 5NT 46 m
SW2 5NE 50 m
SW2 5NF 53 m
SW2 5NS 53 m
SW2 5NA 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 5NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5
Latitude
51.449408
Longitude
-0.125610
British National Grid easting
530,344
British National Grid northing
173,935

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015237
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 021C · E01003023
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 021 · E02000638

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

80 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Doverfield Road, London, SW2 5NB 22 August 2025 £560,000
54, Doverfield Road, London, SW2 5NB 8 August 2025 £492,500
4, Doverfield Road, London, SW2 5NB 25 March 2025 £560,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
268
Primary
147
Secondary
33
  1. Richard Atkins Primary School

    Community school

    173 m
  2. Holmewood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    444 m
  3. Maytree Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,885
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,707
  • Anti social behaviour 1,466
  • Vehicle crime 940
  • Other theft 897
  • Theft from the person 544

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96

58 female, 38 male

Postcode households
41
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW2 5 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

99

within 5 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    496 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    715 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    723 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    921 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.3 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.3 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.5 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.5 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.6 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.7 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.9 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.9 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.9 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.9 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.9 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.9 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.9 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.9 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 99 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

  • New Park Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • New Park Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Holmewood Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Jebb Avenue / Brixton Prison

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 021C, 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

15,857 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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 £560,000 from 13 recorded sales in SW2 5NB. 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

268 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 33 secondary schools. Richard Atkins Primary School is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,885 published events cover 12 months, averaging 823.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,707 events.

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