SW16 1HX

Streatham St Leonard's · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 1QR 64 m
SW16 6LG 75 m
SW16 6HE 79 m
SW16 1HS 80 m
SW16 6HF 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 1HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1
Latitude
51.429401
Longitude
-0.131378
British National Grid easting
530,000
British National Grid northing
171,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015747
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 032D · E01003120
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 032 · E02000649

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
130
Secondary
26
  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m
  2. Burlington House School Tooting

    Other independent special school

    590 m
  3. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    686 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,481
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,943
  • Anti social behaviour 967
  • Vehicle crime 663
  • Other theft 599
  • Shoplifting 433

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.

GP practices

84

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    150 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    477 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    477 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    477 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    838 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    872 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    947 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.2 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.4 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.4 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.4 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.8 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.9 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.0 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.0 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.1 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.3 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 84 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Streatham / St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles
  • St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Bournevale Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham / St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 032D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,207 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

225 open schools are in scope, including 130 primary and 26 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,481 published events cover 12 months, averaging 540.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,943 events.

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