ACRE LANE, SW2 5UG House Prices & Local Information

SW2 5UG is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Acre Lane, 0.7km from Stockwell in Lambeth. Administratively it sits within Clapham East ward and the Vauxhall constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SW2 5UG is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. During the day, higher status cosmopolitan professional services and self-employment. A balanced community with an average age of 37 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 64% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 50% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Lambeth.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Prices average £755k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SW2 5UG are sourced from Output Area E00015393 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.