SW2 3TW postcode in Lambeth, England
SW2 3TW 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.
Where SW2 3TW is, and what is near it
- SW2 3TW
- Other postcodes in SW2 3: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 13 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4405, longitude -0.1210)
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 3TW?
- LambethCouncil, for all local services Lambeth: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SW2 3TW Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Streatham and Croydon NorthParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Steve Reed
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 3TW?
Every home and business at SW2 3TW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 3TW?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW2 3TW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SW2 3TW on BinDayBuddySource: 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 3TW 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 3TW.
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 3TW: 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 3TW 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 3TW?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 3TW
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SW2 3TW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 December 2024. The middle sale was £615,000, from £472,500 to £1,400,000. 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 3TW?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around SW2 3TW. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (51%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Lambeth for 2026‑27: £2,047. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,365 (band A) to £2,957 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,592.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £1,365 |
| Band B | about 240 (30%) | £1,592 |
| Band C | about 220 (27%) | £1,820 |
| Band D | about 90 (11%) | £2,047 |
| Band E | about 100 (12%) | £2,502 |
| Band F | about 150 (19%) | £2,957 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,412 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,094 |
When the homes were built
- 51% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- 29% 1919 to 1939
- 2% 1945 to 1964
- 1% 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- 6% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1983 to 1999, 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 3TW is in (ONS area E01003130), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 3TW?
The nearest open schools to SW2 3TW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 3TW?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SW2 3TW is Streatham Hill Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.
- Streatham Hill Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
- Tulse Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.1 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.
13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Emsworth Street, 117 m away.
More stations near SW2 3TW, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SW2 3TW?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW2 3TW, 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.
- Edith Cavell Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 3049 5900 250 mWalk
- Palace Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8674 2032 350 mWalk
- The Streatham Hill Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3829 0800 500 mWalk
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 3TW?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SW2 3TW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Clenergy Charging point · 1 charger 1.1 kmWalk
- Monta Charging point · 1 charger 1.7 kmCycle
- A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.8 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SW2 3TW?
The nearest to the centre of SW2 3TW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Pearl Dental Phone 020 8769 8318 550 mWalk
- Infinity Dental Care 650 mWalk
- Southside Dental Care 700 mWalk
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 3TW?
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.
- King's College Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2026 · Phone 020 3299 9000 3.6 kmCycle
- Camberwell Dialysis Unit 3.8 kmCycle
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 3TW?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SW2 3TW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Limetree Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8674 3437 350 mWalk
- Mountearl Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8769 0322 600 mWalk
- Kirkstall Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2026 · Phone 020 8678 8296 600 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 3TW?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW2 3TW, 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.
- Jackson Chemist Mon to Wed 8am to 8pm; Thu 8am to 7pm; Fri 8am to 8pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8674 6607 300 mWalk
- Day Lewis Pharmacy, Palace Rd Surgery Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 1:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8674 1896 350 mWalk
- Streatham Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 6:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8674 9201 400 mWalk
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 3TW?
The nearest vets to the centre of SW2 3TW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- South London Emergency Veterinary Centre 850 mWalk
- Norwood Road Veterinary Surgery 1.3 kmCycle
- Brockwell Veterinary Surgery 1.9 kmCycle
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 3TW in a conservation area?
The centre of SW2 3TW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
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 3TW?
Police.uk records 795 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW2 3TW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 32, theft from the person 24, burglary 22, robbery 19, other crime 10, possession of weapons 9, bicycle theft 7.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SW2 3TW
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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