SW16 2LW

Streatham Hill East · 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 2LN 41 m
SW16 2LU 45 m
SW16 2LR 80 m
SW16 2JQ 96 m
SW16 2LP 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 2LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 2
Latitude
51.435965
Longitude
-0.116708
British National Grid easting
531,001
British National Grid northing
172,456

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015914
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 027E · E01003152
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 027 · E02000644

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

54 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Hitherfield Road, London, SW16 2LW 16 January 2026 £1,377,500
35, Hitherfield Road, London, SW16 2LW 13 November 2025 £1,008,000
23, Hitherfield Road, London, SW16 2LW 31 October 2025 £875,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
250
Primary
142
Secondary
32
  1. Hitherfield Primary School

    Community school

    122 m
  2. Dunraven School

    Academy converter

    394 m
  3. Streatham Wells Primary

    Academy converter

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,655
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,289
  • Anti social behaviour 1,157
  • Shoplifting 678
  • Vehicle crime 664
  • Other theft 660

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96

46 female, 50 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.6% 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+
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

92

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    689 m

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    772 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    789 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    789 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    789 m

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    798 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    839 m

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    912 m

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    943 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.1 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.8 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    1.8 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW2 1AE

    ODS code G85025

    1.8 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.9 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    2.0 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.1 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    PAXTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ALLEYN PARK, LONDON, SE21 8AU

    ODS code G85039

    2.2 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.2 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 92 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wavertree Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Wavertree Road

    BCT · Streatham Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Valley Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.2 miles
  • Leigham Court Road / Valley Road

    BCT · West Norwood

    0.2 miles
  • Palace Road (SW2)

    BCT · Tulse Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 027E, 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

20,670 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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 £876,500 from 7 recorded sales in SW16 2LW. 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

250 open schools are in scope, including 142 primary and 32 secondary schools. Hitherfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,655 published events cover 12 months, averaging 637.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,289 events.

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