- London SW2
SW2 is a postcode district in the
SW postcode area ofLondon , 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 includesStreatham Hill and the southern part ofBrixton .Museum of London - [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW2.html The Postcodes Project - SW2] ]References
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