SW8 2YA

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 2XT 0 m
SW8 2XS 41 m
SW8 2AH 47 m
SW8 2AG 49 m
SW8 2AQ 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 2YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
1 October 2005
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 2
Latitude
51.469920
Longitude
-0.136865
British National Grid easting
529,504
British National Grid northing
176,196

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
E00015595
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 008B · E01003091
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
316
Primary
149
Secondary
37
  1. Heathbrook Primary School

    Community school

    437 m
  2. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    493 m
  3. Larkhall Primary Campus

    Community school

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,487
  • Anti social behaviour 1,695
  • Shoplifting 1,634
  • Theft from the person 1,504
  • Other theft 1,307

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

116

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    266 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    266 m

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    534 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    650 m

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    790 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    876 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    928 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    968 m

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    987 m

  • 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

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.2 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.3 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.3 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.4 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.5 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.7 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.7 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.0 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 116 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wandsworth Road Rail Station

    RLY · Clapham

    0.1 miles
  • Wandsworth Road Station

    RSE · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Pensbury Street

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Wandsworth Road Station

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 miles
  • Wandsworth Road Station

    BCT · Clapham North

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

316 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 37 secondary schools. Heathbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,188.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,487 events.

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