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SW2 5UJ area guide

Who lives in SW2 5UJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Acre Lane
Council: Lambeth
Region: London
Neighbourhood population: 1,921 (2024)

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At a glance

What SW2 5UJ is like

SW2 5UJ is a postcode in the Acre Lane area of Lambeth. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,921 people. 30% of households own their home, 42.2% rent privately and 25.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 77% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in SW2 5 sold for a median of £535,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SW2 5UJ compares

Headline figures for SW2 5UJ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 24.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£535,000

Median over 87 sales in SW2 5, −10.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

10.0/ 10

Excellent: 14 stations within a mile, 41 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

97%

Rated good or better across 30 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£83,263

Average annual income before tax, higher than 95% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SW2 5UJ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
42.2% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
56% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
03
A lot of social housingLook closer
25.9% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
04
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SW2 5 is down 10.1% on the year before.
05
Well connectedPositive
14 stations within a mile and 41 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.

Questions

SW2 5UJ FAQs

Is SW2 5UJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 97% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10 (excellent).

How much does a house cost in SW2 5UJ?

The median sale price over the last year was £535,000.

Homes in SW2 5 sold for a median of £535,000 across 87 sales in the year to August 2026, −10.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SW2 5UJ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around SW2 5UJ, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SW2 5UJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 27.8% of residents. 30% of households own their home. The most common property type is flat in a converted or shared house (54%).

Which council covers SW2 5UJ?

The local authority for SW2 5UJ is Lambeth.

SW2 5UJ comes under Lambeth in London. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SW2 5UJ?

Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10.

There are 41 bus stops within 800m and 14 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 10.0 out of 10 (excellent). The nearest station is Clapham North, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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