SW16 2DQ

Streatham Common & Vale · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 2EJ 39 m
SW16 2DH 48 m
SW16 2DG 74 m
SW16 2EY 92 m
SW16 2HD 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 2DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 2
Latitude
51.425590
Longitude
-0.127563
British National Grid easting
530,276
British National Grid northing
171,283

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015903
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 032F · E01003150
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 032 · E02000649

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Flat 1, Rutford Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2DQ 19 December 2025 £460,000
Rutford Court, 9, Flat 8, Rutford Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2DQ 14 March 2025 £265,000
Rutford Court, 9, Flat 3, Rutford Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2DQ 31 January 2025 £297,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
229
Primary
131
Secondary
27
  1. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    188 m
  2. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    586 m
  3. Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

    Voluntary aided school

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,716
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,035
  • Anti social behaviour 973
  • Vehicle crime 664
  • Other theft 599
  • Shoplifting 492

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

23 female, 22 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.3
SW16 2 residents
16,272

Age bands in SW16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

2,560 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,536 residents

Age 25 to 44
41%

6,480 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

3,698 residents

Age 65 and over
9.7%

1,537 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
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

83

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    573 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    660 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    768 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    768 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    768 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    779 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    949 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.1 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.3 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.4 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.7 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.7 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.7 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.0 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.1 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    2.3 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    2.3 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.4 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 83 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Stanthorpe Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Stanthorpe Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 032F, 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

8,103 of 33,755

Income
2 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
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £298,748 from 6 recorded sales in SW16 2DQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lambeth is £548,034 in June 2026, down 3.3% year on year.

Schools

229 open schools are in scope, including 131 primary and 27 secondary schools. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,716 published events cover 12 months, averaging 559.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,035 events.

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