SW2 4NT postcode in Lambeth, England

SW2 4NT is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Streatham Hill West & Thornton 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 £421,750 Homes sold in SW2 4, last 12 months. ▼ 8.8% on the year before Nearest station Streatham Hill 250 m in a straight line

Where SW2 4NT is, and what is near it

Map of SW2 4NT and what is near it Map of SW2 4NT: its centre point, with the 214 other postcodes in the SW2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SW2 4AA: also in SW2 4SW2 4AB: also in SW2 4SW2 4AE: also in SW2 4SW2 4AF: also in SW2 4SW2 4AJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4AL: also in SW2 4SW2 4AP: also in SW2 4SW2 4AQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4AR: also in SW2 4SW2 4AS: also in SW2 4SW2 4AT: also in SW2 4SW2 4AX: also in SW2 4SW2 4AY: also in SW2 4SW2 4AZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4BD: also in SW2 4SW2 4BE: also in SW2 4SW2 4BF: also in SW2 4SW2 4BG: also in SW2 4SW2 4BH: also in SW2 4SW2 4BJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4BL: also in SW2 4SW2 4BN: also in SW2 4SW2 4BQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4BT: also in SW2 4SW2 4BU: also in SW2 4SW2 4BW: also in SW2 4SW2 4BX: also in SW2 4SW2 4DN: also in SW2 4SW2 4DU: also in SW2 4SW2 4DY: also in SW2 4SW2 4EB: also in SW2 4SW2 4ED: also in SW2 4SW2 4EE: also in SW2 4SW2 4EG: also in SW2 4SW2 4EH: also in SW2 4SW2 4EJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4EL: also in SW2 4SW2 4EN: also in SW2 4SW2 4EP: also in SW2 4SW2 4EQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4ER: also in SW2 4SW2 4ES: also in SW2 4SW2 4EW: also in SW2 4SW2 4EX: also in SW2 4SW2 4EZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4FA: also in SW2 4SW2 4FW: also in SW2 4SW2 4FX: also in SW2 4SW2 4FY: also in SW2 4SW2 4FZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4GA: also in SW2 4SW2 4GB: also in SW2 4SW2 4GD: also in SW2 4SW2 4GE: also in SW2 4SW2 4HD: also in SW2 4SW2 4HE: also in SW2 4SW2 4HF: also in SW2 4SW2 4HG: also in SW2 4SW2 4HH: also in SW2 4SW2 4HJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4HL: also in SW2 4SW2 4HN: also in SW2 4SW2 4HP: also in SW2 4SW2 4HQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4HR: also in SW2 4SW2 4HS: also in SW2 4SW2 4HT: also in SW2 4SW2 4HU: also in SW2 4SW2 4HW: also in SW2 4SW2 4JL: also in SW2 4SW2 4JP: also in SW2 4SW2 4LA: also in SW2 4SW2 4LB: also in SW2 4SW2 4LD: also in SW2 4SW2 4LE: also in SW2 4SW2 4LH: also in SW2 4SW2 4LJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4LL: also in SW2 4SW2 4LN: also in SW2 4SW2 4LW: also in SW2 4SW2 4NE: also in SW2 4SW2 4NF: also in SW2 4SW2 4NG: also in SW2 4SW2 4NH: also in SW2 4SW2 4NQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4NR: also in SW2 4SW2 4NS: also in SW2 4SW2 4NU: also in SW2 4SW2 4NX: also in SW2 4SW2 4NZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4PA: also in SW2 4SW2 4PB: also in SW2 4SW2 4PF: also in SW2 4SW2 4PG: also in SW2 4SW2 4PJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4PL: also in SW2 4SW2 4PP: also in SW2 4SW2 4PS: also in SW2 4SW2 4PW: also in SW2 4SW2 4PY: also in SW2 4SW2 4PZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4QA: also in SW2 4SW2 4QB: also in SW2 4SW2 4QD: also in SW2 4SW2 4QH: also in SW2 4SW2 4QL: also in SW2 4SW2 4QN: also in SW2 4SW2 4QP: also in SW2 4SW2 4QQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4QR: also in SW2 4SW2 4QS: also in SW2 4SW2 4QT: also in SW2 4SW2 4QU: also in SW2 4SW2 4QY: also in SW2 4SW2 4RA: also in SW2 4SW2 4RB: also in SW2 4SW2 4RD: also in SW2 4SW2 4RG: also in SW2 4SW2 4RH: also in SW2 4SW2 4RJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4RN: also in SW2 4SW2 4RP: also in SW2 4SW2 4RS: also in SW2 4SW2 4RU: also in SW2 4SW2 4SA: also in SW2 4SW2 4SB: also in SW2 4SW2 4SD: also in SW2 4SW2 4SP: also in SW2 4SW2 4SR: also in SW2 4SW2 4SS: also in SW2 4SW2 4SU: also in SW2 4SW2 4SX: also in SW2 4SW2 4SY: also in SW2 4SW2 4SZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4TA: also in SW2 4SW2 4TB: also in SW2 4SW2 4TH: also in SW2 4SW2 4TJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4TL: also in SW2 4SW2 4TN: also in SW2 4SW2 4TP: also in SW2 4SW2 4TS: also in SW2 4SW2 4TW: also in SW2 4SW2 4TX: also in SW2 4SW2 4UB: also in SW2 4SW2 4UD: also in SW2 4SW2 4UE: also in SW2 4SW2 4UG: also in SW2 4SW2 4UP: also in SW2 4SW2 4UR: also in SW2 4SW2 4UT: also in SW2 4SW2 4UU: also in SW2 4SW2 4UX: also in SW2 4SW2 4UY: also in SW2 4SW2 4UZ: also in SW2 4SW2 4XA: also in SW2 4SW2 4XB: also in SW2 4SW2 4XD: also in SW2 4SW2 4XE: also in SW2 4SW2 4XF: also in SW2 4SW2 4XG: also in SW2 4SW2 4XH: also in SW2 4SW2 4XJ: also in SW2 4SW2 4XL: also in SW2 4SW2 4XN: also in SW2 4SW2 4XP: also in SW2 4SW2 4XQ: also in SW2 4SW2 4XR: also in SW2 4SW2 4XS: also in SW2 4SW2 4XW: also in SW2 4 Streatham Hill West & Thornton SW2 4NT Map of SW2 4NT and what is near it Map of SW2 4NT: its centre point, with the 214 other postcodes in the SW2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Streatham Hill West & Thornton SW2 4NT
  • SW2 4NT
  • Other postcodes in SW2 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops

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 51.4402, longitude -0.1281)

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 4NT?

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 4NT?

Every home and business at SW2 4NT 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 4NT?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW2 4NT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW2 4NT 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 4NT 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 4NT.

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 4NT: 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 4NT 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 4NT?

Homes in SW2 4 sold for a typical £421,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, down 8.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£421,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£462,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.8% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £1,325,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £708,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £368,500 94 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 4NT

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in SW2 4NT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 July 2026. The middle sale was £540,000, from £335,000 to £2,125,000. Across SW2 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £421,750. 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 4NT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around SW2 4NT. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (35%). 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 4NT

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 £3,412 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,047.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,365
Band Babout 70 (7%)£1,592
Band Cabout 310 (32%)£1,820
Band Dabout 340 (35%)£2,047
Band Eabout 100 (10%)£2,502
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£2,957
Band Gabout 100 (10%)£3,412
Band Hwithheld£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 35% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 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 4NT is in (ONS area E01003131), 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 4NT?

The nearest open schools to SW2 4NT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW2 4NT, 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 4NT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW2 4NT is Streatham Hill Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Streatham Hill Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Tulse Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Balham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.8 kmCycle

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Streatham Hill Station / Streatham Hill, 156 m away.

More stations near SW2 4NT, 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 4NT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW2 4NT, 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 4NT?

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW2 4NT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • SSE Green Charging point · 3 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Clenergy Charging point · 1 charger 1.6 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near SW2 4NT?

The nearest to the centre of SW2 4NT, 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 4NT?

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 4NT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW2 4NT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 4NT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW2 4NT, 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 4NT?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW2 4NT 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 4NT in a conservation area?

The centre of SW2 4NT is in one area with planning rules of its 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 4NT?

Police.uk records 787 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW2 4NT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences217 reports
Anti-social behaviour174 reports
Vehicle crime93 reports
Shoplifting73 reports
Other theft70 reports
Public order45 reports

Also: drugs 28, burglary 24, theft from the person 22, robbery 13, other crime 12, bicycle theft 9, possession of weapons 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 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 4NT

Ward
Streatham Hill West & Thornton
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 4NX60 mSW2 4SB70 mSW2 4SD90 mSW2 4RJ110 mSW2 4BT110 mSW2 4BX110 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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