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SW2 1DA · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

SW2 1DA

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
60/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 11,024 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW2 1DA.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools81/100
26Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

77 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 122 schools in total

Triangle Nursery SchoolOutstanding · 0.2 miEffra Nursery School and Children's CentreGood · 0.2 miJubilee Primary SchoolGood · 0.2 miSouth Bank University Sixth Form0.3 miTrinity AcademyGood · 0.3 miCorpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding · 0.3 mi

Nearest top-rated: Triangle Nursery School (Outstanding) — 0.2 mi

Safety30/100
61crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · 61 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 44.5)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare87/100
54GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 7/10 · 50 GP, 4 hospitals, 38 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE — 0.4 mi

Transport84/100
Herne Hill Rail Station0.5 mi
Brixton Underground Station0.5 mi
Brixton Underground Station0.5 mi

39 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space61/100
35green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 60 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Playground (400 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
89supermarkets

89 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Tesco, Iceland, Lidl… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.4 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Brixton — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW2 1DA.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
18.9µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
61dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
42dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW2.

Average sold price by property type across the SW2 district, 2021–2026 — 3,941 sales.

£0£500k£1M£1.5M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£1.3M▲ 11.9%
Semi-detached£1.2M▲ 14.9%
Terraced£795k▼ 8.7%
Flat£447k▼ 3.6%

District-level averages (SW2) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SW2 1DA

SW2 1DA scores 60/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Sainsburys Brixton within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.