SW2 5SX

Brixton Acre Lane · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW2 5QN 42 m
SW2 5QX 43 m
SW2 5RA 47 m
SW2 5QP 62 m
SW2 5TN 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 5SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5
Latitude
51.459842
Longitude
-0.122937
British National Grid easting
530,500
British National Grid northing
175,100

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
E00015434
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 015E · E01003058
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 015 · E02000632

Postcode source versions

Explore SW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
318
Primary
160
Secondary
40
  1. JUS Education

    Other independent special school

    248 m
  2. Sudbourne Primary School

    Community school

    299 m
  3. South Bank University Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    437 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,507
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,247
  • Anti social behaviour 1,923
  • Theft from the person 1,643
  • Shoplifting 1,474
  • Other theft 1,444

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

102

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    396 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    446 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    498 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    498 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    828 m

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    859 m

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    986 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.1 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.1 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.2 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.2 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.3 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.4 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.4 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.7 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.9 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 102 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Solon Road

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Solon Road

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Belvedere Place

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Belvedere Place

    BCT · Brixton

    0.1 miles
  • Rush Common

    BCT · Brixton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 015E, 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

13,920 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

318 open schools are in scope, including 160 primary and 40 secondary schools. JUS Education is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,507 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,375.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,247 events.

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