Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 15.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SW4 7SL
Postcode
SW4 7SL
Coordinates
51.4623, -0.1360
Grid reference
TQ295753
Easting
529,588
Northing
175,353
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFV67+WJ
User Type
Large 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.
6527
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6527 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 SW4 7SL
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW4 7SL
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Clapham East electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
61
YoY +79%
695234
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
32
YoY stable
774717
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
19
YoY +36%
21134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Theft From The Person
75
YoY +79%
875727
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Robbery
23
YoY +28%
26177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
46
YoY -29%
734924
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.32.3%
African13.1%
Other White12.4%
Caribbean9.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.5%
+ 10 other groups · 26.9%
Religion
Christian45.0%
No religion31.7%
Muslim11.8%
Not answered9.3%
Buddhist1.3%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
25–3424.1%
50–6418.9%
35–4917.8%
20–2411.2%
10–156.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.0%
Households
Other29.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 6 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council AreaClapham and Brixton Hill E14001175
Constituency
E14001175Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Clapham East
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 017C E01003041
E01003041MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 017 E02000634
E02000634LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 017C E01003041
E01003041MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 017 E02000634
E02000634Urban: 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
June 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentJune 1997 — Introduced
Postcode SW4 7SL 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: 6527
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003041 and MSOA E02000634 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW4 7SL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW4 7SL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
59%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 57%
Attainment 8
52.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
70%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
97%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
63%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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