SW2 5RB postcode in Lambeth, England

SW2 5RB is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Brixton Acre Lane ward. It is in the Clapham and Brixton Hill 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 £528,000 Homes sold in SW2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 11.6% on the year before Nearest station Brixton 750 m in a straight line

Where SW2 5RB is, and what is near it

Map of SW2 5RB and what is near it Map of SW2 5RB: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the SW2 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SW2 5AA: also in SW2 5SW2 5AB: also in SW2 5SW2 5AD: also in SW2 5SW2 5AE: also in SW2 5SW2 5AF: also in SW2 5SW2 5AH: also in SW2 5SW2 5AJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5AL: also in SW2 5SW2 5AN: also in SW2 5SW2 5AP: also in SW2 5SW2 5AQ: also in SW2 5SW2 5AR: also in SW2 5SW2 5AS: also in SW2 5SW2 5AT: also in SW2 5SW2 5AU: also in SW2 5SW2 5AW: also in SW2 5SW2 5BB: also in SW2 5SW2 5BD: also in SW2 5SW2 5BE: also in SW2 5SW2 5BH: also in SW2 5SW2 5BJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5BL: also in SW2 5SW2 5BN: also in SW2 5SW2 5BP: also in SW2 5SW2 5BQ: also in SW2 5SW2 5BS: also in SW2 5SW2 5BT: also in SW2 5SW2 5BU: also in SW2 5SW2 5BW: also in SW2 5SW2 5BY: also in SW2 5SW2 5DH: also in SW2 5SW2 5DJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5DL: also in SW2 5SW2 5DN: also in SW2 5SW2 5DP: also in SW2 5SW2 5DR: also in SW2 5SW2 5DS: also in SW2 5SW2 5DT: also in SW2 5SW2 5DU: also in SW2 5SW2 5DX: also in SW2 5SW2 5DY: also in SW2 5SW2 5DZ: also in SW2 5SW2 5EA: also in SW2 5SW2 5EB: also in SW2 5SW2 5EF: also in SW2 5SW2 5EG: also in SW2 5SW2 5EH: also in SW2 5SW2 5EP: also in SW2 5SW2 5EQ: also in SW2 5SW2 5HF: also in SW2 5SW2 5HG: also in SW2 5SW2 5HH: also in SW2 5SW2 5HJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5HL: also in SW2 5SW2 5HN: also in SW2 5SW2 5HQ: also in SW2 5SW2 5HW: also in SW2 5SW2 5HY: also in SW2 5SW2 5HZ: also in SW2 5SW2 5JA: also in SW2 5SW2 5JB: also in SW2 5SW2 5JD: also in SW2 5SW2 5JH: also in SW2 5SW2 5JJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5JL: also in SW2 5SW2 5JP: also in SW2 5SW2 5JR: also in SW2 5SW2 5JS: also in SW2 5SW2 5JT: also in SW2 5SW2 5JU: also in SW2 5SW2 5JX: also in SW2 5SW2 5JY: also in SW2 5SW2 5JZ: also in SW2 5SW2 5LA: also in SW2 5SW2 5LB: also in SW2 5SW2 5LE: also in SW2 5SW2 5LF: also in SW2 5SW2 5QN: also in SW2 5SW2 5QP: also in SW2 5SW2 5QR: also in SW2 5SW2 5QS: also in SW2 5SW2 5QT: also in SW2 5SW2 5QU: also in SW2 5SW2 5QX: also in SW2 5SW2 5RA: also in SW2 5SW2 5RD: also in SW2 5SW2 5RE: also in SW2 5SW2 5RH: also in SW2 5SW2 5RJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5RP: also in SW2 5SW2 5RR: also in SW2 5SW2 5RS: also in SW2 5SW2 5RT: also in SW2 5SW2 5SA: also in SW2 5SW2 5SG: also in SW2 5SW2 5SP: also in SW2 5SW2 5SQ: also in SW2 5SW2 5SR: also in SW2 5SW2 5SY: also in SW2 5SW2 5SZ: also in SW2 5SW2 5TA: also in SW2 5SW2 5TD: also in SW2 5SW2 5TE: also in SW2 5SW2 5TH: also in SW2 5SW2 5TN: also in SW2 5SW2 5TU: also in SW2 5SW2 5TX: also in SW2 5SW2 5UA: also in SW2 5SW2 5UG: also in SW2 5SW2 5UH: also in SW2 5SW2 5UJ: also in SW2 5SW2 5UL: also in SW2 5SW2 5UP: also in SW2 5SW2 5UQ: also in SW2 5SW2 5UR: also in SW2 5SW2 5UT: also in SW2 5SW2 5UU: also in SW2 5SW2 5UX: also in SW2 5SW2 5UY: also in SW2 5 Lansdowne School 800 mMonta 950 mLambeth SW2 5RB Map of SW2 5RB and what is near it Map of SW2 5RB: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the SW2 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Lambeth SW2 5RB
  • SW2 5RB
  • Other postcodes in SW2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4602, longitude -0.1239)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW2 5RB?

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 5RB?

Every home and business at SW2 5RB 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 5RB?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW2 5RB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW2 5RB 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 5RB 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 5RB.

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 5RB: 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 5RB 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 5RB?

Homes in SW2 5 sold for a typical £528,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 85 sales, down 11.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£528,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£597,475 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £990,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £500,000 65 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 5RB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SW2 5RB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 5RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around SW2 5RB. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (89%). 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 5RB

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 £2,957 (band F); band C, the most common, is £1,820.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,365
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,592
Band Cabout 360 (40%)£1,820
Band Dabout 280 (31%)£2,047
Band Eabout 180 (20%)£2,502
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£2,957
Band Gwithheld£3,412
Band Hwithheld£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 89% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 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 5RB is in (ONS area E01003058), 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 5RB?

The nearest open schools to SW2 5RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW2 5RB, 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 5RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW2 5RB is Brixton Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Brixton Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Clapham High Street Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Brixton Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 700 mWalk

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Solon Road, 73 m away.

More stations near SW2 5RB, 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 5RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW2 5RB, 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 5RB?

4 within 1 km 33 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW2 5RB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk

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 5RB?

The nearest to the centre of SW2 5RB, 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 5RB?

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 5RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW2 5RB, 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 5RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW2 5RB, 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 5RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW2 5RB 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 5RB in a conservation area?

The centre of SW2 5RB 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 5RB?

Police.uk records 1,706 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW2 5RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour445 reports
Violence and sexual offences368 reports
Shoplifting169 reports
Other theft156 reports
Theft from the person106 reports
Drugs97 reports

Also: vehicle crime 95, public order 88, robbery 64, burglary 60, bicycle theft 28, other crime 15, possession of weapons 11, criminal damage and arson 4.

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 5RB

Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SW2 5QP20 mSW2 5RA60 mSW2 5QX60 mSW2 5RJ60 mSW2 5RH90 mSW2 5TN100 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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