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SW16 5JN

Longthornton · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 5JG 57 m
SW16 5JF 68 m
SW16 5JQ 94 m
CR4 1BJ 100 m
CR4 1GX 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5JN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.408704
Longitude
-0.142977
British National Grid easting
529,252
British National Grid northing
169,378

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
E00017282
Lower layer super output area
Merton 014C · E01003411
Middle layer super output area
Merton 014 · E02000702

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
127
Secondary
29

  1. Lonesome Primary School

    Community school

    478 m

  2. Granton Primary School

    Community school

    648 m

  3. Woodmansterne School

    Community school

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,987
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,109
  • Anti social behaviour 839
  • Vehicle crime 578
  • Other theft 391
  • Shoplifting 371

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW16 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

72

within 5 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    859 m

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    969 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.0 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.2 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.3 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    1.3 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.6 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    1.7 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.8 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.9 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    2.1 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    2.2 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.6 km

  • COLLIERS WOOD SURGERY

    58 HIGH STREET COLLIERS WOOD, COLLIERS WOOD, LONDON, SW19 2BY

    ODS code H85649

    2.7 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

    TREVELYAN HOUSE, 160 TOOTING HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW17 0RT

    ODS code Y02423

    2.7 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    2.7 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    2.7 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.8 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 72 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

  • Streatham Park Cemetery

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.0 miles

  • Longthornton Road

    BCT · Mitcham

    0.1 miles

  • Meopham Road / Woodstock Way

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Meopham Road / Woodstock Way

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Longthornton Road

    BCT · Mitcham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 014C, 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

15,897 of 33,755

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

Schools

222 open schools are in scope, including 127 primary and 29 secondary schools. Lonesome Primary School is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,987 published events cover 12 months, averaging 498.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,109 events.

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