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SW16 2QY

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 2QX 52 m
SW16 2QZ 78 m
SW16 2AP 101 m
SW16 2AH 120 m
SW16 2QU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 2QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 2
Latitude
51.427981
Longitude
-0.117396
British National Grid easting
530,976
British National Grid northing
171,567

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
E00015892
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 030E · E01003154
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
134
Secondary
28

  1. Sunnyhill Primary School

    Community school

    224 m

  2. Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

    Voluntary aided school

    347 m

  3. Dunraven School

    Academy converter

    561 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,091
  • Anti social behaviour 1,072
  • Shoplifting 712
  • Other theft 636
  • Vehicle crime 620

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

14 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
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 0.2% 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

83

within 5 km straight-line

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    156 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    810 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    810 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    810 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    927 m

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    968 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.2 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.2 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.4 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.4 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.7 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 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

    2.0 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    2.1 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    2.1 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.2 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.6 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 83 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Valley Road Surgery

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Valley Road Surgery

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Julians Primary School

    BCT · West Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Sunnyhill Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Julians Primary School

    BCT · West Norwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 030E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,643 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

235 open schools are in scope, including 134 primary and 28 secondary schools. Sunnyhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 224 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 600.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,091 events.

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