SW16 3PL

Streatham Common & Vale · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 3PJ 15 m
SW16 3NQ 41 m
SW16 3NP 49 m
SW16 3NR 55 m
SW16 3QF 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 3PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3
Latitude
51.418175
Longitude
-0.126672
British National Grid easting
530,359
British National Grid northing
170,460

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015869
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 034E · E01003147
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 034 · E02000651

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ryan Court, Flat 70, Baldry Gardens, London, SW16 3PL 18 August 2022 £228,000
Ryan Court, Flat 59, Baldry Gardens, London, SW16 3PL 30 August 2013 £125,000
Ryan Court, Flat 70, Baldry Gardens, London, SW16 3PL 6 November 2006 £113,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
125
Secondary
27
  1. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    361 m
  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    687 m
  3. Woodmansterne School

    Community school

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,635
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,075
  • Anti social behaviour 867
  • Shoplifting 651
  • Vehicle crime 633
  • Other theft 536

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

13 female, 15 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.3% 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+
40%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
40%
Gigabit-capable
40%
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

80

within 5 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    49 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    701 m

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    843 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.2 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.3 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.3 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.4 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.5 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.6 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.6 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.6 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.9 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.0 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.1 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    2.1 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    2.2 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.3 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.5 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.6 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 80 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Arragon Gardens

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Kempshott Road

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Arragon Gardens

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Common High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.2 miles
  • Streatham Common High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 034E, 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

12,665 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
4
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 £228,000 from 1 recorded sale in SW16 3PL. 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

222 open schools are in scope, including 125 primary and 27 secondary schools. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,635 published events cover 12 months, averaging 552.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,075 events.

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