High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£555,875
Median property price
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Annual change
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SW2 5AR
Postcode
SW2 5AR
Coordinates
51.4575, -0.1198
Grid reference
TQ307748
Easting
530,727
Northing
174,849
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFV5J+23
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.
13131
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13131 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 & WalesProperty sales · SW2 5AR
HM Land Registry · Lambeth
Average price
£568,083
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £555,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £445,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£765k£605k£445k
Dec '23Mar '24Jun '24Oct '24Nov '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SW2 5AR
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW2 5AR
Counts are for Brixton Acre Lane 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
23
YoY -15%
312315
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
37
YoY +68%
422711
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.43.7%
Other White12.9%
African9.6%
Caribbean9.3%
Other Black4.2%
+ 11 other groups · 20.3%
Religion
No religion46.2%
Christian36.3%
Not answered8.4%
Muslim6.8%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
25–3433.6%
35–4920.6%
50–6414.4%
20–247.4%
10–155.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 18.4%
Households
Other27.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.9%
+ 8 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council AreaClapham and Brixton Hill E14001175
Constituency
E14001175Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
Constituency code
E14001175
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 016A E01003020
E01003020MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 016 E02000633
E02000633LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 016A E01003020
E01003020MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 016 E02000633
E02000633Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SW2 5AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 13131
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003020 and MSOA E02000633 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW2 5AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW2 5AR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 53%
Attainment 8
38.7
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 35%
Progress 8
-1.59
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
85%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
97%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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