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SW16 2QL

Streatham Wells · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Streatham Wells
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 2JA 30 m
SW16 2JB 60 m
SW16 2QR 62 m
SW16 2HX 69 m
SW16 2QS 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 2QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 2
Latitude
51.425903
Longitude
-0.115079
British National Grid easting
531,143
British National Grid northing
171,340

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Streatham Wells · E05014116
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00015898
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 030D · E01003149
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 030 · E02000647

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
235
Primary
138
Secondary
28

  1. Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

    Voluntary aided school

    273 m

  2. Silburn Reid

    Miscellaneous

    431 m

  3. Crown Lane Primary School

    Community school

    480 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,353
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,879
  • Anti social behaviour 981
  • Vehicle crime 599
  • Other theft 592
  • Shoplifting 533

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

79

within 5 km straight-line

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    426 m

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    965 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.1 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.1 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.1 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.1 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.2 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.2 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.5 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.5 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.8 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.8 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.8 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.0 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    2.0 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.1 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    2.2 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.4 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    130 CHURCH ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2NT

    ODS code H83005

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 79 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Leaf Grove

    BCT · West Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Leigham Court Road / Streatham Common

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles

  • Julians Primary School

    BCT · West Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Leigham Court Road / Streatham Common

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Comn N/Leigham Ct Rd

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 030D, 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

20,566 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

235 open schools are in scope, including 138 primary and 28 secondary schools. Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,353 published events cover 12 months, averaging 529.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,879 events.

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