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SW16 5JP

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 5JR 12 m
SW16 5JT 37 m
SW16 5SZ 41 m
SW16 5JS 73 m
SW16 5TJ 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5JP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.411246
Longitude
-0.144485
British National Grid easting
529,140
British National Grid northing
169,658

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
E00017276
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
216
Primary
123
Secondary
29

  1. Granton Primary School

    Community school

    396 m

  2. Lonesome Primary School

    Community school

    418 m

  3. Beecholme Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    541 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,542
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,268
  • Anti social behaviour 914
  • Vehicle crime 638
  • Other theft 452
  • Shoplifting 405

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

71

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    862 m

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    914 m

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    1.1 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    1.2 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.3 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.4 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.5 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    1.6 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.7 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.7 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    2.2 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    2.3 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.4 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    2.4 km

  • COLLIERS WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85649

    2.4 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.6 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    2.6 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.7 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 71 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ebenezer Walk

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.0 miles

  • Ebenezer Walk

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Meopham Road / Woodstock Way

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Meopham Road / Woodstock Way

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Warminster Way

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

216 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 29 secondary schools. Granton Primary School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,542 published events cover 12 months, averaging 545.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,268 events.

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