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SW16 1BH

Streatham St Leonard's · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Streatham St Leonard's
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 1UH 36 m
SW16 1BE 38 m
SW16 1BJ 39 m
SW16 1UB 58 m
SW16 1UG 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 1BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1
Latitude
51.432370
Longitude
-0.129775
British National Grid easting
530,103
British National Grid northing
172,033

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Streatham St Leonard's · E05014115
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00015745
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 029C · E01003118
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 029 · E02000646

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
235
Primary
135
Secondary
29

  1. Burlington House School Tooting

    Other independent special school

    460 m

  2. Maypole School (Leigham Court)

    Other independent special school

    526 m

  3. The Livity School

    Community special school

    639 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,546
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,981
  • Anti social behaviour 1,004
  • Vehicle crime 619
  • Other theft 609
  • Shoplifting 431

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW16 1 residents
11,537

Age bands in SW16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,951 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,127 residents

Age 25 to 44
40%

4,813 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

2,772 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

1,360 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

87

within 5 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    211 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    223 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    223 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    223 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    599 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    834 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.0 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.2 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.4 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.5 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.6 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    120-124 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85009

    1.6 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.7 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.7 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.8 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.8 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.0 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.0 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    2.2 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Becmead Avenue

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles

  • Becmead Avenue

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles

  • Becmead Avenue

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles

  • Becmead Avenue

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Kingscourt Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 029C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,345 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

235 open schools are in scope, including 135 primary and 29 secondary schools. Burlington House School Tooting is the nearest published school at 460 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,546 published events cover 12 months, averaging 545.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,981 events.

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