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SW8 2SD

Stockwell West & Larkhall · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 2SE 36 m
SW8 2SF 36 m
SW8 2SB 42 m
SW4 6JB 54 m
SW8 2SA 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 2SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 2
Latitude
51.469896
Longitude
-0.133655
British National Grid easting
529,727
British National Grid northing
176,199

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall · E05014111
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill · E14001175
Output area
E00015600
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 008B · E01003091
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 008 · E02000625

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rydal House, Flat 1, Union Road, London, SW8 2SD 16 June 2014 £249,995
Rydal House, Flat 11, Union Road, London, SW8 2SD 30 April 2004 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
321
Primary
152
Secondary
38

  1. Larkhall Primary Campus

    Community school

    288 m

  2. Allen Edwards Primary School

    Community school

    557 m

  3. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    585 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,121
  • Shoplifting 2,215
  • Theft from the person 1,908
  • Anti social behaviour 1,864
  • Other theft 1,499

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

12 female, 20 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

116

within 5 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    106 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    106 m

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    553 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    654 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    706 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    743 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    755 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    760 m

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    915 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.0 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.1 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.1 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.2 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.2 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

    1.5 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.7 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 116 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

  • Union Road Clapham

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles

  • Union Road Clapham

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles

  • Pensbury Street

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles

  • Wandsworth Road Station

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.2 miles

  • Wandsworth Road Station

    RSE · Clapham North

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 008B, 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

12,053 of 33,755

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

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

321 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 38 secondary schools. Larkhall Primary Campus is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17,221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,435.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,121 events.

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