SW2 5BU maps, stats, and open data
SW2 5BU is located in the Brixton Acre Lane electoral ward, within the London borough of Lambeth and the English Parliamentary constituency of Vauxhall. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South East London ICB - 72Q and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since October 2013.
SW2 5BU maps
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
SW2 5BU geodata
| Easting | 530223 |
| Northing | 175151 |
| Latitude | 51.460363 |
| Longitude | -0.126929 |
Where is SW2 5BU?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SW2 |
SW2 5BU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SW2 5BU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Brixton Acre Lane |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Vauxhall |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SW2 5BU
| Clapham Park Road (Bedford Road) | Clapham Park | 149m |
| Clapham Park Road (Bedford Road) | Clapham Park | 169m |
| Solon Road | Brixton | 188m |
| Solon Road | Brixton | 196m |
| Bedford Road (Sw4) | Clapham Park | 210m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW2 5BU
| Clapham North Underground Station | Clapham | 572m |
| Clapham Common Underground Station | Clapham | 806m |
| Brixton Underground Station | Brixton | 873m |
| Stockwell Underground Station | Stockwell | 1,348m |
| Clapham South Underground Station | Clapham South | 1,672m |
Nearest railway stations to SW2 5BU
| Clapham High Street Station | 0.7km |
| Brixton Station | 0.9km |
| Wandsworth Road Station | 1.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SW2 5BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SW2 5BU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 30.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 61.77Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.36Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SW2 5BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SW2 5BU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SW2 5BU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 348,844 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 30 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,628 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,407 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 63,569 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,973 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,126 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SW2 5BU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SW2 5BU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
66.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than SW2 5BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SW2 5BU (metres)
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Nearest post box to SW2 5BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 124m |
| Bedford Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 273m |
| Kings Avenue | 17:30 | 12:00 | 291m |
SW2 5BU ITL and SW2 5BU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SW2 5BU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLI | London |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLI4 | Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLI45 | Lambeth |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E09000022 | Lambeth |
SW2 5BU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SW2 5BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00015394 | |
| LSOA | E01003058 | Lambeth 015E |
| MSOA | E02000632 | Lambeth 015 |
Nearest postcodes to SW2 5BU
| SW2 5UJ | Ashmere Grove | 27m |
| SW4 7PB | Linom Road | 43m |
| SW2 5UL | Acre Lane | 52m |
| SW2 5UH | Ashmere Grove | 56m |
| SW2 5UP | Plato Road | 56m |
| SW4 7PD | Linom Road | 73m |
| SW4 7PA | Hetherington Road | 81m |
| SW2 5UR | Plato Road | 84m |
| SW4 7PG | Kepler Road | 90m |
| SW4 7NR | Kepler Road | 94m |
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