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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Park WestLambeth | 2,144 | 69 | £746,250 |
| Acre LaneLambeth | 3,083 | 55 | £613,400 |
| Streatham CentralLambeth | 3,659 | 47 | £463,750 |
| Brixton Hill EastLambeth | 3,741 | 45 | £576,060 |
| Streatham HillLambeth | 3,933 | 43 | £462,500 |
| Leigham Vale & Royal CircusLambeth | 3,995 | 42 | £515,000 |
| Brixton Hill WestLambeth | 4,173 | 39 | £511,000 |
| Poets' Corner & Brockwell ParkLambeth | 4,193 | 39 | £562,500 |
| West DulwichLambeth | 4,282 | 38 | £575,000 |
| Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill NorthLambeth | 4,406 | 36 | £365,000 |
| Clapham Common NorthLambeth | 4,783 | 30 | £470,000 |
| Brixton CentralLambeth | 5,057 | 26 | £525,000 |
| Brixton NorthLambeth | 5,311 | 22 | £448,000 |
| Tulse HillLambeth | 5,372 | 22 | £409,000 |
People living in SW2 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 30% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 30% |
| Associate professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
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.