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SW16 5BU

Longthornton · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Longthornton
Local authority
Merton
Constituency
Mitcham and Morden
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 5FW 26 m
SW16 5BT 31 m
SW16 5FQ 67 m
CR4 1EZ 68 m
SW16 5FR 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.405957
Longitude
-0.140414
British National Grid easting
529,438
British National Grid northing
169,077

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Merton · E09000024
Electoral ward
Longthornton · E05013818
Parish or community
E43000214
Westminster constituency
Mitcham and Morden · E14001371
Output area
E00184376
Lower layer super output area
Merton 017C · E01003415
Middle layer super output area
Merton 017 · E02000705

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dove House, 19, Flat 18, Jack Dimmer Close, London, SW16 5BU 3 October 2025 £340,000
Dove House, 19, Flat 9, Jack Dimmer Close, London, SW16 5BU 3 June 2024 £285,000
Dove House, 19, Flat 9, Jack Dimmer Close, London, SW16 5BU 8 December 2023 £199,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
219
Primary
127
Secondary
28

  1. Harris Primary Academy Merton

    Academy sponsor led

    525 m

  2. Harris Academy Merton

    Academy sponsor led

    620 m

  3. William Morris Primary School

    Community school

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,959
  • Anti social behaviour 812
  • Vehicle crime 543
  • Shoplifting 345
  • Other theft 339

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

22 female, 12 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.9
SW16 5 residents
18,716

Age bands in SW16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

3,326 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

2,083 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.1%

6,669 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

4,371 residents

Age 65 and over
10.9%

2,006 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

73

within 5 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    620 m

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    661 m

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.2 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.2 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.3 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.5 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    1.6 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.7 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.8 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    1.9 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.3 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    2.3 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    2.5 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    2.7 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    2.8 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    2.8 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    2.8 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    2.8 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Stanford Way

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Rosemead Avenue Streatham Vale

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • St Olaves Walk

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Northborough Road

    BCT · Mitcham

    0.2 miles

  • Longthornton Road

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 017C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,449 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £312,500 from 6 recorded sales in SW16 5BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Merton is £612,681 in June 2026, up 0.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

219 open schools are in scope, including 127 primary and 28 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Merton is the nearest published school at 525 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 465 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,959 events.

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