BR1 5SP

Streatham Common & Vale · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 3HP 89 m
SW16 3HL 143 m
SW16 2AN 154 m
SW16 3HR 162 m
SW16 2AB 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 5SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5
Latitude
51.422790
Longitude
-0.122873
British National Grid easting
530,610
British National Grid northing
170,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015850
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 034C · E01003144
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 034 · E02000651

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
228
Primary
130
Secondary
27
  1. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    265 m
  2. Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

    Voluntary aided school

    378 m
  3. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    713 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,979
  • Anti social behaviour 948
  • Shoplifting 666
  • Vehicle crime 639
  • Other theft 578

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR1 5 residents
18,151

Age bands in BR1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

3,764 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

2,354 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

5,093 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

4,852 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

2,220 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

75

within 5 km straight-line

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

    293 STREATHAM HIGH ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 3NP

    ODS code G85014

    533 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    692 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    993 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

    STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE, 2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code Y05162

    1.1 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85002

    1.1 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85647

    1.1 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.1 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.3 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.3 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.6 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

    SUITE 1, WEST NORWOOD HEALTH & LC, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, SE27 0DF

    ODS code G85047

    1.6 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.6 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    1.7 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2B POLLARDS HILL NORTH, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 4NL

    ODS code H83009

    2.0 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.0 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

    41A-41C STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 4TP

    ODS code G85724

    2.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

    1 PALACE ROAD, STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 3DY

    ODS code G85041

    2.3 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.5 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    2.7 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

    19B CROXTED ROAD, WEST DULWICH, LONDON, SE21 8SZ

    ODS code G85706

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 75 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Valley Road Streatham Common

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.0 miles
  • Deerhurst Road (SW16)

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • Valley Road Streatham Common

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • The Rookery

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • The Rookery

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 034C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,073 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

228 open schools are in scope, including 130 primary and 27 secondary schools. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 556.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,979 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.