SW16 1RQ

Furzedown · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 1TR 27 m
SW16 1TP 77 m
SW16 1TS 82 m
SW16 1QT 88 m
SW16 1TT 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 1RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1
Latitude
51.429516
Longitude
-0.138566
British National Grid easting
529,500
British National Grid northing
171,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Electoral ward
Furzedown · E05014013
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Tooting · E14001550
Output area
E00022736
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 037D · E01004524
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 037 · E02000959

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
226
Primary
130
Secondary
26
  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    337 m
  2. Burlington House School Tooting

    Other independent special school

    518 m
  3. Streatham & Clapham High School GDST

    Other independent school

    642 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,874
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,068
  • Anti social behaviour 1,013
  • Vehicle crime 675
  • Other theft 663
  • Shoplifting 464

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

88

within 5 km straight-line

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    591 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    598 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    896 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    896 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    896 m

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.2 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.2 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.3 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.4 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.5 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.6 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.6 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.7 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.8 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    1.9 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.0 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.3 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

    TREVELYAN HOUSE, 160 TOOTING HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW17 0RT

    ODS code Y02423

    2.3 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 88 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Aldrington Road / North

    BCT · Streatham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Aldrington Road / North

    BCT · Streatham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Garrads Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Ullathorne Road / Colson Way

    BCT · Streatham Park

    0.1 miles
  • Garrads Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 037D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,080 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

226 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 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,874 published events cover 12 months, averaging 572.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,068 events.

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