GAYWOOD CLOSE, SW2 3QW House Prices & Local Information

SW2 3QW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Gaywood Close, 0.6km from Streatham Hill in Lambeth. Administratively it sits within St Martin's ward and the Streatham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SW2 3QW is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. By day, the area transitions to a independent professional metro services character: higher status cosmopolitan professional services and self-employment. An average age of 36 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 68% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Lambeth.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Prices average £500k. 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 3QW are sourced from Output Area E00016037 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.