London SW2

London SW2

SW2 is a postcode district in the SW postcode area of London, England.Royal Mail, "Address Management Guide", (2004)]

Postal arrangements

The postcode district is part of the LONDON post town. Sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are in use. There are no dependent localities used in the postcode district. The numbered district was created in 1917 and was originally designated as the Brixton postal district. [HMSO, "Names of Street and Places in the London Postal area", (1930), cited in [http://www.londonancestor.com/po/1map-w.htm London Ancestor] ] Before then it had been included in the SE postal district and initially formed part of the abandoned S postal district. [ [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=853390 IGEW] Wilson, John Marius: "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales" (1870-72)] There has been no significant recoding of the district from 1990 to 2007. [Royal Mail - Major recode historical information - [ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/21sep06_MajorRecodes_to_1999.doc 1990-1999] , [ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/18apr07_MajorRecodes_from_2000.pdf 2000-2007] ] There are Post Office branches in the district on Acre Lane, Brixton Hill, Elm Park, Streatham Hill, Streatham Place and Tulse Hill. [Post Office - [http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/finder?catId=20700386 Branch locator] ]

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.mouseprice.com - [http://www.mouseprice.com/property-stats/south-west-london/lambeth-property-sw2-2.aspx SW2 (Lambeth) Demographic Info] ] The population density is very high, at 117.5 people per square kilometre. The average age of residents is 31.

Coverage

The district is entirely within the London Borough of Lambeth. It includes Streatham Hill and the southern part of Brixton.Museum of London - [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW2.html The Postcodes Project - SW2] ]

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