SW2 5LA is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.
Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (SW2) is called the outward code. The part after the space (5LA) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:
- Postal Area. In our case SW which means London - SW.
- Postal District. In our case SW2.
- Postal Sector. In our case SW2 5.
- Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case LA.
The regional mail center for the post area SW is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.
The final port of call for any post addressed to the SW2 5LA postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.
The properties in the SW2 5LA postcode have the street address of Strathleven Road
Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the SW2 5LA postcode is home to a bustling 83 residents!
It is situated within the post town of LONDON within the old postal county of Surrey.
SW2 5LA is within Brixton.
Our data shows that SW2 5LA is a residential postcode.
The SW2 5LA postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.
According to our data. Most dwellings in SW2 5LA are flats. The remainder of residential properties consist of houses. Of these flats, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are unknown, detached and semi-detached. Of these houses, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are end-terraced. Of these maisonettes, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are unknown.
Most properties in SW2 5LA are owned by the occupiers with the rest being social housing.
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Map of the SW2 5LA Postcode
| Property Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Residential | 100% |
| Commercial | 0% |
| Public | 0% |
Telephone Area Code for SW2 5LA
The telephone area code for SW2 5LA is 020 London.
Map Coordinates for SW2 5LA
| Latitude | 51.4583487697 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.125802454675 |
What are the Broadband Speeds like in the SW2 5LA Postcode?
Download Speeds For SW2 5LA
| Average Mbps | 45.700 |
|---|---|
| Median Mbps | 53.700 |
| Maximum Mbps | 68.700 |
SW2 5LA has an average download speed of 45.7 Megabits per second (Mbps).
1,373 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.
21% of postcodes (249,799) have slower broadband speeds.
79% of postcodes (933,469) have faster broadband speeds.
Upload Speeds For SW2 5LA
| Average Mbps | 12.600 |
|---|---|
| Median Mbps | 12.000 |
| Maximum Mbps | 20.000 |
SW2 5LA has an average upload speed of 12.6 Megabits per second (Mbps).
10,401 other postcode units have the same upload speed.
42% of postcodes (493,451) have slower upload speeds.
57% of postcodes (680,789) have faster upload speeds.
Schools within a five minute drive of SW2 5LA Postcode
England Primary Schools
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Address: St Helen's Catholic Primary School, Knowle Close, Brixton, London, SW9 0TQ
Distance: 0.78 miles
Contact: 02072744343
Allen Edwards Primary School
Address: Allen Edwards Primary School, Studley Road, Stockwell, London, SW4 6RP
Distance: 1.01 miles
Contact: 02076223985
Stockwell Primary School
Address: Stockwell Primary School, Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9TG
Distance: 0.67 miles
Contact: 02072747687
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Address: St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Kay Road, Stockwell, London, SW9 9DE
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: 02072747012
Larkhall Primary Campus
Address: Larkhall Primary Campus, Smedley Street, Clapham, London, SW4 6PH
Distance: 0.87 miles
Contact: 02076223820
Hill Mead Primary School
Address: Hill Mead Primary School, Moorland Road, London, SW9 8UE
Distance: 0.83 miles
Contact: 02072749304
Jubilee Primary School
Address: Jubilee Primary School, Tulse Hill, London, SW2 2JE
Distance: 0.66 miles
Contact: 02086786530
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Address: Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Trent Road, London, SW2 5BL
Distance: 0.24 miles
Contact:
Christ Church , Streatham Church of England Primary School
Address: Christ Church , Streatham Church of England Primary School, Cotherstone Road, Streatham, London, SW2 3NF
Distance: 0.91 miles
Contact:
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Address: St Bede's Catholic Infant School, Thornton Road, Clapham Park, London, SW12 0LF
Distance: 1.01 miles
Contact: 02086747292
Richard Atkins Primary School
Address: Richard Atkins Primary School, New Park Road, London, SW2 4JP
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: 02086745601
Glenbrook Primary School
Address: Glenbrook Primary School, Clarence Crescent, Clapham Park, London, SW4 8LD
Distance: 0.48 miles
Contact: 02086742387
St Bernadette Catholic Junior School
Address: St Bernadette Catholic Junior School, 1 - 4 Atkins Road, Clapham Park, London, SW12 0AB
Distance: 1.09 miles
Contact: 02086732061
Sudbourne Primary School
Address: Sudbourne Primary School, Mandrell Road, Brixton, London, SW2 5EF
Distance: 0.18 miles
Contact: 02072747631
Kings Avenue School
Address: Kings Avenue School, Kings Avenue, London, SW4 8BQ
Distance: 0.22 miles
Contact: 02076221208
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Address: St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Crescent Lane, Clapham, London, SW4 9QJ
Distance: 0.54 miles
Contact: 02076225479
Iqra Primary School
Address: Iqra Primary School, 127 Park Hill, Off Clarence Avenue, Clapham, London, SW4 9PA
Distance: 0.28 miles
Contact: 02076223630
Clapham Manor Primary School
Address: Clapham Manor Primary School, Belmont Road, Clapham, London, SW4 0BZ
Distance: 0.68 miles
Contact: 02076223919
Bonneville Primary School
Address: Bonneville Primary School, Bonneville Gardens, Clapham, London, SW4 9LB
Distance: 0.72 miles
Contact: 02086731183
Macaulay Church of England Primary School
Address: Macaulay Church of England Primary School, Victoria Rise, Clapham, SW4 0NU
Distance: 1.00 miles
Contact: 02076221355
Belleville Wix Academy
Address: Belleville Wix Academy, Wix's Lane, Clapham Common North Side, London, SW4 0AJ
Distance: 1.17 miles
Contact: 02072283055
Wix Primary School
Address: Wix Primary School, Wix's Lane, Clapham Common North Side, London, SW4 0AJ
Distance: 1.17 miles
Contact:
England Secondary Schools
South Bank Utc
Address: South Bank Utc, 56 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1QS
Distance: 0.30 miles
Contact:
Trinity Academy
Address: Trinity Academy, Brixton Hill, Brixton, London, SW2 1QS
Distance: 0.30 miles
Contact: 02031264993
Platanos College
Address: Platanos College, Clapham Road, London, SW9 0AL
Distance: 1.10 miles
Contact: 07971083782
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Address: La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, Atkins Road, London, SW12 0AB
Distance: 1.09 miles
Contact: 02086735644
The Elms Academy
Address: The Elms Academy, Elms Road, Clapham, London, SW4 9ET
Distance: 0.67 miles
Contact: 02078194700
England Higher Schools
Lambeth College
Address: Lambeth College, 45 Clapham Common Southside, Clapham Common, London, SW4 9BL
Distance: 0.67 miles
Contact: 02075015010
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Address: St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, Malwood Road, London, SW12 8EN
Distance: 1.13 miles
Contact: 02087726000
Nearest Dentists
Dentists near SW2 5LA
140 CLAPHAM PARK ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE)
Address: 140 CLAPHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7DE
Distance: 0.31 miles
Contact: :
ORCHARD ORTHODONTICS
Address: 8 BRIXTON HILL, LONDON, SW2 1EG
Distance: 0.37 miles
Contact: :
DENTAL SURGERY
Address: 24 ACRE LANE, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW2 5SG
Distance: 0.40 miles
Contact: :
HMP BRIXTON
Address: BRIXTON, JEBB AVENUE, LONDON, SW2 5XF
Distance: 0.44 miles
Contact: :
PAVILION DENTAL CENTRE
Address: 9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8GP
Distance: 0.47 miles
Contact: :
CRESCENT LODGE DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: 28 CLAPHAM COMMON SOUTH SIDE, LONDON, SW4 9BN
Distance: 0.60 miles
Contact: :
Nearest Chemists
Pharmacies near SW2 5LA
BOSS PHARMACY
Address: 85 BEDFORD ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7RD
Distance: 0.28 miles
Contact: tel: 020 73267470
DAY LEWIS PHARMACY
Address: 110 BRIXTON HILL, LAMBETH, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW2 1AH
Distance: 0.37 miles
Contact: tel: 020 86743575
PEARL PHARMACY
Address: 31 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, CLAPHAM, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7TR
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: tel: 020 76223147
PAVILION PHARMACY
Address: 9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8DJ
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: tel: 020 77877040
BOOTS
Address: 449 BRIXTON ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8HH
Distance: 0.52 miles
Contact: tel: 020 72744281
ORBIS PHARMACY
Address: 148 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7UH
Distance: 0.53 miles
Contact: tel: 020 76229020
Nearest Opticians
Opticians near SW2 5LA
BANKS OPTOMETRISTS
Address: 8 ACRE LANE, BRIXTON, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW2 5SG
Distance: 0.40 miles
Contact: :
BROMPTONS OPTICIANS
Address: 103 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7TB
Distance: 0.48 miles
Contact: :
SPECSAVERS (BRIXTON)
Address: 492 BRIXTON ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8EQ
Distance: 0.50 miles
Contact: :
BOOTS OPTICIANS (CLAPHAM, LONDON)
Address: 151 HIGH STREET, CLAPHAM, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7SS
Distance: 0.53 miles
Contact: :
CLEARVISION OPTICIAN
Address: 428-430 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8LF
Distance: 0.61 miles
Contact: :
VISION EXPRESS (CLAPHAM COMMON)
Address: 2-4 THE PAVEMENT, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 0HY
Distance: 0.63 miles
Contact: :
Nearest GP Surgeries
Doctors near SW2 5LA
HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE
Address: 18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7NU
Distance: 0.21 miles
Contact: tel: 020 72744220
SANDMERE PRACTICE
Address: 10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7QJ
Distance: 0.30 miles
Contact: tel: 020 72746366
LARC CLINIC (LA)
Address: 9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8DJ
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: tel: 02030 482999
HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION
Address: 9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW9 8DJ
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: tel: 020 72749252
CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE
Address: MARY SEACOLE CENTRE, 89 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW4 7DB
Distance: 0.47 miles
Contact: tel: 02034 746070
BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE
Address: SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SW2 1AE
Distance: 0.48 miles
Contact: tel: 020 86746376
Motorway Junctions near SW2 5LA
Train Stations
Motorway Junctions near SW2 5LA
Distances represent the quickest route by car.
Who are my Elected Representatives in the SW2 5LA Postcode?
| Westminster Constituency | Streatham Boro Const |
|---|---|
| Member or Parliament |  |
| Contact Details | Contact Bell Ribeiro-Addy |
| Political Party | Labour |
What Council is the SW2 5LA Postcode in?
The Local Council for this Postcode is Lambeth London Boro Council and the County Council is Greater London Authority Council.
Greater London Authority Council is responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways.
Lambeth London Boro Council is responsible for duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.
You can visit the website for Lambeth London Boro at the following link Lambeth London Boro.How much is the Council Tax?
Lambeth London Boro Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.
Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Lambeth London Boro charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.
Planning Applications
When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.
Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.
Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.
Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the SW2 5LA Postcode is?
Libraries are the responsibility of Lambeth council
Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.
Libraries and Archives | Lambeth CouncilPostcodes near the SW2 5LA Postcode
What Popular Supermarkets are near the SW2 5LA Postcode?
| Supermarket | Distance | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| Tesco, Acre Lane, Lambeth, LONDON, SW2 5RS | 0.62 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Tesco |
| Sainsburys, Clapham High Street, Lambeth, LONDON, SW4 7SL | 0.83 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Sainsburys |
| Iceland, Brixton Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW9 8HE | 0.91 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Iceland |
| Sainsburys, Tulse Hill, Lambeth, LONDON, SW2 2TP | 0.96 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Sainsburys |
| Iceland, The Pavement, Lambeth, LONDON, SW4 0HY | 1.02 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Iceland |
What Popular Restaurants are near the SW2 5LA Postcode?
| Burger King | Distance | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| 67/73 Balham Hill, London, SW12 9DP | 1.07 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to 67/73 Balham Hill |
| 46-52 High Street, London, SE15 5DP | 2.57 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to 46-52 High Street |
| Barrier Line, Victoria Rail Station, London, SW1V 1JU | 2.68 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Barrier Line, Victoria Rail Station |
| Platform 6-7, Victoria Rail Station, London, SW1V 1JU | 2.73 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to Platform 6-7, Victoria Rail Station |
| Mcdonald's | Distance | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald's, Brixton Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW9 8EN | 0.48 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to McDonald's, Brixton Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW9 8EN |
| McDonald's, Clapham High Street, Lambeth, LONDON, SW4 7UH | 0.53 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to McDonald's, Clapham High Street, Lambeth, LONDON, SW4 7UH |
| McDonald's, Streatham Place, Lambeth, LONDON, SW2 4PZ | 0.85 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to McDonald's, Streatham Place, Lambeth, LONDON, SW2 4PZ |
| McDonald's, Wandsworth Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW8 4ET | 1.14 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to McDonald's, Wandsworth Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW8 4ET |
| Restaurant | Distance | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| KFC, Clapham High Street, Lambeth, LONDON, SW4 7UJ | 0.51 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to KFC Clapham - High Street |
| KFC, Brixton Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW9 8HH | 0.52 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to KFC Brixton - Brixton Road |
| KFC, Streatham High Road, Lambeth, LONDON, SW16 1BW | 1.67 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to KFC Streatham - High Road |
| KFC, Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, LONDON, SW11 1LJ | 1.81 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to KFC London - Lavender Hill |
| KFC, Camberwell Church Street, Southwark, LONDON, SE5 8TR | 1.89 miles | Directions from SW2 5LA to KFC Camberwell - Church Street |