Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SW2 4BU
Postcode
SW2 4BU
Coordinates
51.4463, -0.1291
Grid reference
TQ301735
Easting
530,112
Northing
173,578
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCVWC+G9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lambeth
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lambeth
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15990
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15990 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SW2 4BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW2 4BU
Counts are for Clapham Park electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY +14%
251810
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY -50%
412611
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.7%
Other White17.3%
Caribbean8.2%
African8.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.9%
+ 10 other groups · 22.8%
Religion
Christian47.6%
No religion36.8%
Not answered7.2%
Muslim6.5%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
25–3426.0%
35–4925.4%
50–6415.7%
20–248.0%
10–156.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 18.6%
Households
Other29.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council AreaStreatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Clapham Park
Constituency code
E14001527
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lambeth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lambeth
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lambeth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lambeth 022A E01003136
E01003136MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 022 E02000639
E02000639LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 022A E01003136
E01003136MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 022 E02000639
E02000639Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentFebruary 2012 — Introduced
Postcode SW2 4BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003136 and MSOA E02000639 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW2 4BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW2 4BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 46%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 75%
RWM expected
71%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 63%
Attainment 8
42.4
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–19FSM 79%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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