SW8 2PS

Stockwell West & Larkhall · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 2PX 37 m
SW8 2QP 51 m
SW8 2QW 67 m
SW4 6RD 69 m
SW8 2QL 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 2PS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 2
Latitude
51.471663
Longitude
-0.131092
British National Grid easting
529,900
British National Grid northing
176,400

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
E00177621
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 008C · E01003092
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 008 · E02000625

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
325
Primary
151
Secondary
39
  1. Larkhall Primary Campus

    Community school

    147 m
  2. Allen Edwards Primary School

    Community school

    302 m
  3. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,228
  • Shoplifting 2,233
  • Theft from the person 2,063
  • Anti social behaviour 1,895
  • Other theft 1,539

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW8 2 residents
12,494

Age bands in SW8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

1,682 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

1,944 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.6%

5,053 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

2,648 residents

Age 65 and over
6.7%

811 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

117

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    181 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    181 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    492 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    530 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    579 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    752 m

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    801 m

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    941 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    968 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.0 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.0 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.0 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.2 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.4 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

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.7 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 89 VASSALL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6NA

    ODS code G85073

    1.7 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    1.9 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code Y05161

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 117 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Union Road Clapham

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles
  • Blore Close

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles
  • Larkhall Park

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles
  • Union Road Clapham

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles
  • Larkhall Park

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 008C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,967 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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

325 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 39 secondary schools. Larkhall Primary Campus is the nearest published school at 147 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,458 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,228 events.

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