The typical property in SW2
SW2 covers Brixton (north and south), Streatham Hill (east and west), Tulse Hill and parts of Herne Hill and Clapham Park, an inner south London Lambeth outcode with the gentrified Brixton high street, Brockwell Park edges and substantial Victorian terraced stock.
Area summary
SW2 is a Lambeth Borough outcode covering Brixton (north and south wards, the principal area), Streatham Hill (east and west), Tulse Hill, parts of Herne Hill, Loughborough Junction, St Martin's, Clapham Park and West Dulwich. Brixton has gentrified substantially since the 2000s, with the Brixton Village / Granville Arcade, the O2 Academy Brixton and the Brixton high street as the principal markers. The Lambeth Town Hall and the Black Cultural Archives sit in central Brixton. Housing is mixed: substantial Victorian and Edwardian terraced and semi-detached stock around the inner streets, substantial council and ex-council estates around the Lambeth Town Hall and Tulse Hill, and modern apartment infill along the A23.
Brixton (Victoria Line) is the principal Tube station. Brixton, Tulse Hill, Streatham Hill and Herne Hill stations sit on the Sutton Loop and Thameslink.
What the data shows
Researched facts
- Brixton Market and the Brixton Village conservation area cover much of the historic centre, source
- The O2 Academy Brixton (formerly the Astoria) is a Grade II listed 1929 cinema converted to a music venue, source
- The Brixton riots of 1981 and 1985 are commemorated by the Black Cultural Archives, source
Buyer notes
- Multiple conservation areas restrict external alterations
- Strong Victoria Line commuter access from Brixton
- Article 4 directions restrict HMO conversions in parts of SW2
The full SW2 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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