SW16 3BE

Norbury Park · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Croydon
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 3AD 50 m
SW16 3BG 55 m
SW16 3AE 73 m
SW16 3BQ 95 m
SW16 3BD 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 3BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3
Latitude
51.416482
Longitude
-0.118141
British National Grid easting
530,957
British National Grid northing
170,287

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Output area
E00005396
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 003A · E01001083
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 003 · E02000196

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Courtland Avenue, London, SW16 3BE 9 August 2022 £750,000
34, Courtland Avenue, London, SW16 3BE 23 July 2020 £575,000
33, Courtland Avenue, London, SW16 3BE 22 August 2014 £480,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
218
Primary
122
Secondary
28
  1. Norbury High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    643 m
  2. Kensington Avenue Primary School

    Academy converter

    756 m
  3. Silburn Reid

    Miscellaneous

    868 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,793
  • Anti social behaviour 770
  • Vehicle crime 617
  • Shoplifting 438
  • Other theft 428

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

34 female, 30 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.6
SW16 3 residents
9,584

Age bands in SW16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,512 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

940 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

2,709 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,398 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

1,643 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW16 3 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

73

within 5 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    637 m

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    769 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.3 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.4 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.4 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.5 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.8 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.9 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.9 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.9 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.9 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.9 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.9 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.0 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.0 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.1 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    2.3 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    2.4 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Courtland Avenue

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Courtland Avenue

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Hermitage Lane

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles
  • Norbury Hill

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles
  • Hermitage Lane

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 003A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,954 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £750,000 from 1 recorded sale in SW16 3BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Croydon is £394,736 in June 2026, down 1.9% year on year.

Schools

218 open schools are in scope, including 122 primary and 28 secondary schools. Norbury High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 643 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 471.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,793 events.

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