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'''SW2''' is a [[UK postcodes|postcode district]] in the [[SW postcode area]] of London, England.<ref name=guide>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> |
'''SW2''' is a [[UK postcodes|postcode district]] in the [[SW postcode area]] of London, England.<ref name=guide>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:26, 3 June 2007
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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 distict.[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]
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]
Coverage
The district is entirely within the London Borough of Lambeth. It includes Streatham Hill and the southern part of Brixton.
References
- ^ a b c d Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ HMSO, Names of Street and Places in the London Postal area, (1930), cited in London Ancestor
- ^ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
- ^ Royal Mail - Major recode historical information - 1990-1999, 2000-2007
- ^ Post Office - Branch locator
- ^ a b mouseprice.com - SW2 (Lambeth) Demographic Info