Approximate location in the London postal district (red) and Greater London (thick black line)

SW2 is a postcode district in the SW postcode area of London, England.^[1]

[edit] Postal arrangements

The postcode district is part of the LONDON post town.^[1] Sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are in use.^[1] There are no dependent localities used in the postcode district.^[1] The numbered district was created in 1917 and was originally designated as the Brixton postal district.^[2] Before then it had been included in the SE postal district and initially formed part of the abandoned S postal district.^[3] There has been no significant recoding of the district from 1990 to 2007.^[4] There are Post Office branches in the district on Acre Lane, Brixton Hill, Elm Park, Streatham Hill, Streatham Place and Tulse Hill.^[5]

[edit] Demography

The postcode district has a population of 46,081 in 21,366 residential properties and the greatest number (72.6%) of the properties are flats.^[6] The population density is very high, at 117.5 people per square kilometre. The average age of residents is 31.^[6]

[edit] Coverage

The district is entirely within the London Borough of Lambeth. It includes Streatham Hill and the southern part of Brixton.^[7]

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