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SW16 5LB

Streatham Common & Vale · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Streatham Common & Vale
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 5PW 33 m
SW16 5QB 60 m
SW16 5QA 65 m
SW16 5TR 98 m
SW16 5LA 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.413077
Longitude
-0.126191
British National Grid easting
530,407
British National Grid northing
169,894

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Streatham Common & Vale · E05014112
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00015877
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 034B · E01003141
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 034 · E02000651

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
218
Primary
123
Secondary
26

  1. Norbury Manor Primary School

    Community school

    359 m

  2. Woodmansterne School

    Community school

    661 m

  3. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    790 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,931
  • Anti social behaviour 823
  • Vehicle crime 631
  • Other theft 440
  • Shoplifting 431

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.4
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+
0%
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
0%
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

76

within 5 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    290 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    617 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    862 m

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    984 m

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.4 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.6 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.7 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.8 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    1.9 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.0 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.2 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    2.2 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.2 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.2 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.3 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    2.3 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    2.4 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 76 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

  • Norbury

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles

  • Hermitage Lane

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles

  • Norbury

    RSE · Norbury

    0.1 miles

  • Hermitage Lane

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles

  • Hermitage Lane

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 034B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,935 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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
6
Medium risk addresses
6
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

218 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 26 secondary schools. Norbury Manor Primary School is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 497.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,931 events.

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