SW16 4LJ

Norbury & Pollards Hill · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 4LW 13 m
SW16 4AB 54 m
SW16 4LN 61 m
SW16 4UZ 121 m
SW16 4XA 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 4LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 4
Latitude
51.402257
Longitude
-0.120983
British National Grid easting
530,800
British National Grid northing
168,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Output area
E00005413
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 004E · E01001091
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 004 · E02000197

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
206
Primary
120
Secondary
26
  1. Winterbourne Boys' Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    547 m
  2. Winterbourne Junior Girls' School

    Community school

    547 m
  3. Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School

    Community school

    547 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,747
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,318
  • Anti social behaviour 899
  • Vehicle crime 717
  • Shoplifting 438
  • Other theft 431

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW16 4 residents
14,031

Age bands in SW16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,579 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,687 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

4,611 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,664 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

2,024 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

78

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    277 m

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    433 m

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    937 m

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    972 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.1 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.3 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.4 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    1.7 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    1.7 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    1.7 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    1.7 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    1.8 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.9 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    2.0 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

    BROAD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE - ANNEX, 1-13 LODGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2PD

    ODS code Y00182

    2.2 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

    HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, FRANKLIN WAY, CROYDON, CR0 4YD

    ODS code H83051

    2.3 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    2.5 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    2.5 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 SELHURST ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5QA

    ODS code H83611

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 78 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Galpins Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Ederline Avenue Norbury

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Galpins Road / London Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Ederline Avenue Norbury

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles
  • Goldwell Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 004E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,204 of 33,755

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

206 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 26 secondary schools. Winterbourne Boys' Academy is the nearest published school at 547 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,747 published events cover 12 months, averaging 562.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,318 events.

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