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SW4 8BW

Clapham Park · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Clapham Park
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Postcode district
SW4
Postcode sector
SW4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW4 8EG 42 m
SW4 8BL 56 m
SW4 8FL 60 m
SW4 8EN 77 m
SW4 8BJ 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW4 8BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW4
Postcode sector
SW4 8
Latitude
51.451940
Longitude
-0.131019
British National Grid easting
529,961
British National Grid northing
174,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Clapham Park · E05014101
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015941
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 022C · E01003159
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 022 · E02000639

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
287
Primary
152
Secondary
35

  1. Maytree Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    42 m

  2. Glenbrook Primary School

    Community school

    141 m

  3. Harris Academy Clapham

    Free schools

    141 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,958
  • Anti social behaviour 1,456
  • Other theft 1,137
  • Vehicle crime 1,071
  • Theft from the person 1,051

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

27 female, 8 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
1.2
SW4 8 residents
7,444

Age bands in SW4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

867 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

931 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.3%

3,207 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

1,542 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

531 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW4 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

102

within 5 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    291 m

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    754 m

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.2 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.2 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.3 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.3 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

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.5 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.5 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.7 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    1.7 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.8 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.8 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    2.0 km

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    2.0 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    2.0 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    2.0 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 102 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

  • Thorncliffe Road

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.0 miles

  • Thorncliffe Road

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles

  • Rosebery Road (SW4)

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.1 miles

  • Harris Clapham Sixth Form

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.2 miles

  • Kings Avenue / Atkins Road

    BCT · Clapham Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 022C, 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

15,330 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

287 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 35 secondary schools. Maytree Nursery School is the nearest published school at 42 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 993.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,958 events.

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