SW2 postcode area · Lambeth

The SW2 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth. Area Scores range from 21 to 68 across them. Every full SW2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SW2 district: Clapham Park West scores 69 out of 100 (#2,144 of 6,856 nationally) while Tulse Hill sits at 22 — neighbours on the map, 47 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £365,000 in Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North to £746,250 in Clapham Park West — a 2.0× gap within the SW2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,616a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime111per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied36%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SW2 district

£531,500median home sold over the past year · +1.2% over 5 years · +4.2% over the year · 622 sales
Detached£1,140,000
Semi-detached£1,065,000
Terraced£850,000
Flat£450,000
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Clapham Park WestLambeth 2,14469 £746,250
Acre LaneLambeth 3,08355 £613,400
Streatham CentralLambeth 3,65947 £463,750
Brixton Hill EastLambeth 3,74145 £576,060
Streatham HillLambeth 3,93343 £462,500
Leigham Vale & Royal CircusLambeth 3,99542 £515,000
Brixton Hill WestLambeth 4,17339 £511,000
Poets' Corner & Brockwell ParkLambeth 4,19339 £562,500
West DulwichLambeth 4,28238 £575,000
Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill NorthLambeth 4,40636 £365,000
Clapham Common NorthLambeth 4,78330 £470,000
Brixton CentralLambeth 5,05726 £525,000
Brixton NorthLambeth 5,31122 £448,000
Tulse HillLambeth 5,37222 £409,000

People living in SW2 Census 2021

Residents128,234
Median age (est.)36
Density12,213per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above58%
No car or van57%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 43%45–64 22%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 33%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 14%Other: 23%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 14%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 6%Black: 25%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 55%Asian 6%Black 25%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 37%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SW2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.