SW2 3BA postcode in Lambeth, England

SW2 3BA is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Streatham Hill East ward. It is in the Streatham and Croydon North parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Lambeth: 92% Typical price £520,000 Homes sold in SW2 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Streatham Hill 350 m in a straight line

Where SW2 3BA is, and what is near it

Map of SW2 3BA and what is near it Map of SW2 3BA: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the SW2 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 18 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. SW2 3AA: also in SW2 3SW2 3AB: also in SW2 3SW2 3AD: also in SW2 3SW2 3AE: also in SW2 3SW2 3AF: also in SW2 3SW2 3AG: also in SW2 3SW2 3AH: also in SW2 3SW2 3AJ: also in SW2 3SW2 3AL: also in SW2 3SW2 3AN: also in SW2 3SW2 3AP: also in SW2 3SW2 3AQ: also in SW2 3SW2 3AR: also in SW2 3SW2 3AS: also in SW2 3SW2 3AU: also in SW2 3SW2 3AW: also in SW2 3SW2 3AX: also in SW2 3SW2 3AY: also in SW2 3SW2 3AZ: also in SW2 3SW2 3BB: also in SW2 3SW2 3BD: also in SW2 3SW2 3BE: also in SW2 3SW2 3BG: also in SW2 3SW2 3BH: also in SW2 3SW2 3BJ: also in SW2 3SW2 3BL: also in SW2 3SW2 3BQ: also in SW2 3SW2 3FE: also in SW2 3SW2 3HD: also in SW2 3SW2 3HE: also in SW2 3SW2 3HF: also in SW2 3SW2 3HG: also in SW2 3SW2 3HH: also in SW2 3SW2 3HP: also in SW2 3SW2 3HQ: also in SW2 3SW2 3HR: also in SW2 3SW2 3LL: also in SW2 3SW2 3NJ: also in SW2 3SW2 3SN: also in SW2 3SW2 3SS: also in SW2 3SW2 3ST: also in SW2 3SW2 3SU: also in SW2 3SW2 3SX: also in SW2 3SW2 3TA: also in SW2 3SW2 3TL: also in SW2 3SW2 3TP: also in SW2 3SW2 3TR: also in SW2 3SW2 3TS: also in SW2 3SW2 3TT: also in SW2 3SW2 3TU: also in SW2 3SW2 3TW: also in SW2 3SW2 3TX: also in SW2 3 2 places, 350–400 mSt Martin's SW2 3BA Map of SW2 3BA and what is near it Map of SW2 3BA: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the SW2 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 18 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 450 mPalace Road Surgery 600 mSt Martin's SW2 3BA
  • SW2 3BA
  • Other postcodes in SW2 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4384, longitude -0.1221)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW2 3BA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SW2 3BA?

Every home and business at SW2 3BA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lambeth: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Lambeth: 99%

The line marks the figure across Lambeth.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SW2 3BA?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW2 3BA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW2 3BA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SW2 3BA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW2 3BA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lambeth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW2 3BA: 6,639 properties in Lambeth are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Lambeth

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SW2 3BA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SW2 3BA?

Homes in SW2 3 sold for a typical £520,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£520,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£510,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £1,180,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £850,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £400,000 77 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SW2 district: a typical £510,000 from 492 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SW2 3BA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SW2 3BA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 November 2024. The middle sale was £450,000, from £430,000 to £966,250. Across SW2 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £520,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW2 3BA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around SW2 3BA. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (63%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SW2 3BA

Band D in Lambeth for 2026‑27: £2,047. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,592 (band B) to £3,412 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,820.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,365
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,592
Band Cabout 200 (31%)£1,820
Band Dabout 160 (25%)£2,047
Band Eabout 160 (25%)£2,502
Band Fabout 80 (12%)£2,957
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£3,412
Band Hfewer than 5£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 63% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Lambeth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW2 3BA is in (ONS area E01003134), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SW2 3BA?

The nearest open schools to SW2 3BA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW2 3BA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SW2 3BA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW2 3BA is Streatham Hill Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Streatham Hill Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Tulse Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Balham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Emsworth Street, 144 m away.

More stations near SW2 3BA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SW2 3BA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW2 3BA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SW2 3BA?

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW2 3BA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Clenergy Charging point · 1 charger 1.1 kmWalk
  • SSE Green Charging point · 3 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Monta Charging point · 1 charger 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SW2 3BA?

The nearest to the centre of SW2 3BA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SW2 3BA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SW2 3BA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW2 3BA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Mountearl Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8769 0322 350 mWalk
  • Leigham Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8664 6640 400 mWalk
  • Magnolia Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8696 6651 400 mWalk

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SW2 3BA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW2 3BA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SW2 3BA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW2 3BA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SW2 3BA in a conservation area?

The centre of SW2 3BA is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SW2 3BA?

Police.uk records 801 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW2 3BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences215 reports
Anti-social behaviour172 reports
Shoplifting100 reports
Other theft75 reports
Vehicle crime74 reports
Public order47 reports

Also: drugs 28, burglary 25, theft from the person 22, robbery 16, possession of weapons 10, other crime 9, bicycle theft 8.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SW2 3BA

Ward
Streatham Hill East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lambeth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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SW2 3AF40 mSW2 3BQ70 mSW2 3HQ80 mSW2 3BB80 mSW2 3AB90 mSW2 3AD100 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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