SW16 3RS

Norbury Park · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 3RN 86 m
SW16 4JT 95 m
SW16 4LA 122 m
CR7 8AB 192 m
CR7 8AJ 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 3RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 3
Latitude
51.409377
Longitude
-0.116377
British National Grid easting
531,100
British National Grid northing
169,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Output area
E00005430
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 003C · E01001087
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 003 · E02000196

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
210
Primary
120
Secondary
26
  1. Norbury High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    201 m
  2. Kensington Avenue Primary School

    Academy converter

    340 m
  3. Norbury Manor Primary School

    Community school

    819 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,973
  • Anti social behaviour 782
  • Vehicle crime 694
  • Shoplifting 411
  • Other theft 366

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

74

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    573 m

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    698 m

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.1 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.3 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.4 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    1.5 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.5 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.6 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.7 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.7 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.9 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.9 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.2 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    2.2 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.3 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    2.3 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    2.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    2.3 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    2.4 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 74 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dunbar Avenue

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Norbury Crescent / St Helen's Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Dunbar Avenue

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Norbury Crescent / St Helen's Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles
  • St Helen's Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 003C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,532 of 33,755

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

210 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 26 secondary schools. Norbury High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 201 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 492.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,973 events.

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