SW16 3NJ

Streatham Common & Vale · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 3QE 79 m
SW16 5RU 79 m
SW16 3QB 84 m
SW16 3NN 88 m
SW16 5RX 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 3NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3
Latitude
51.419470
Longitude
-0.128906
British National Grid easting
530,200
British National Grid northing
170,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015850
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 034C · E01003144
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 034 · E02000651

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
223
Primary
123
Secondary
28
  1. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    182 m
  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    582 m
  3. Woodmansterne School

    Community school

    894 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,711
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,102
  • Anti social behaviour 895
  • Vehicle crime 651
  • Shoplifting 617
  • Other theft 565

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

76

within 5 km straight-line

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    184 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    592 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.0 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.0 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.1 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.2 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.2 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.5 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.5 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.0 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.0 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.1 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    2.2 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.3 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.4 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    2.4 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.4 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 76 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Kempshott Road

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Common High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Common High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound Lane / Streatham High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound Lane / Streatham High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 034C, 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

21,073 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

223 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 28 secondary schools. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,711 published events cover 12 months, averaging 559.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,102 events.

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