SW2 5UE

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
SW4 7DX 68 m
SW4 8BD 70 m
SW4 8BB 72 m
SW2 5UA 76 m
SW4 8BX 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW2 5UE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW2
Postcode sector
SW2 5
Latitude
51.459035
Longitude
-0.128729
British National Grid easting
530,100
British National Grid northing
175,000

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
E00015217
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 015A · E01003019
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
313
Primary
154
Secondary
39
  1. Harris Clapham Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    322 m
  2. Iqra Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    477 m
  3. JUS Education

    Other independent special school

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,057
  • Anti social behaviour 1,789
  • Theft from the person 1,558
  • Shoplifting 1,488
  • Other theft 1,426

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

106

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    224 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    404 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    567 m

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    848 m

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    906 m

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    906 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    912 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    953 m

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    954 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.2 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.3 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    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

    1.6 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.7 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

    88A THURLEIGH ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8TT

    ODS code H85114

    2.0 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    2.0 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 106 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bedford Road (SW4)

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Lyham Road

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Bedford Road (SW4)

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Lyham Road

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Clapham Park Road

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 015A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,253 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

313 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 39 secondary schools. Harris Clapham Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,327 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,057 events.

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