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SW2 5SS

Brixton Acre Lane · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5TE 30 m
SW2 5SP 32 m
SW2 5SR 42 m
SW2 5TD 57 m
SW9 8DP 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 5SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5
Latitude
51.460406
Longitude
-0.119978
British National Grid easting
530,704
British National Grid northing
175,168

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
E00015391
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 016D · E01003055
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 016 · E02000633

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
318
Primary
158
Secondary
42

  1. Sudbourne Primary School

    Community school

    226 m

  2. JUS Education

    Other independent special school

    263 m

  3. South Bank University Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    432 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,271
  • Anti social behaviour 1,883
  • Theft from the person 1,660
  • Shoplifting 1,538
  • Other theft 1,438

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

99

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    285 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    285 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    583 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    583 m

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    866 m

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    900 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    996 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.0 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.2 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.2 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.4 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.4 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.5 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.5 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.5 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.6 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

    1 SELWAY HOUSE, 272 SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SW8 1UL

    ODS code G85086

    1.8 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.8 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 99 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Belvedere Place

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles

  • Belvedere Place

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles

  • Lambeth Town Hall

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Lambeth Town Hall

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

  • Lambeth Town Hall

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 016D, 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

8,374 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

318 open schools are in scope, including 158 primary and 42 secondary schools. Sudbourne Primary School is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,381.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,271 events.

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