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SW16 5NJ

Streatham St Leonard's · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Streatham St Leonard's
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 3SN 24 m
SW16 5NL 59 m
SW16 5PU 63 m
SW16 5RN 66 m
SW16 6EU 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5NJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.421882
Longitude
-0.129599
British National Grid easting
530,145
British National Grid northing
170,867

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Streatham St Leonard's · E05014115
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00015727
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 034A · E01003115
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 034 · E02000651

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
159, Greyhound Lane, London, SW16 5NJ 7 January 2003 £166,000
159, Greyhound Lane, London, SW16 5NJ 13 August 2001 £75,000
157, Greyhound Lane, London, SW16 5NJ 28 June 1996 £33,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
123
Secondary
27

  1. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    312 m

  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    379 m

  3. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    717 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,507
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,985
  • Anti social behaviour 900
  • Vehicle crime 625
  • Shoplifting 614
  • Other theft 570

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

0 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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

78

within 5 km straight-line

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    418 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    711 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    849 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    958 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.0 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.1 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.2 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.2 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.2 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.3 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.7 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.0 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

    SUITE 1, WEST NORWOOD HEALTH & LC, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, SE27 0DF

    ODS code G85047

    2.0 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.2 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

    41A-41C STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 4TP

    ODS code G85724

    2.2 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.2 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.3 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.4 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    120-124 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85009

    2.5 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

    1 PALACE ROAD, STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 3DY

    ODS code G85041

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 78 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Greyhound Lane / Streatham High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.0 miles

  • Greyhound Lane / Streatham High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.0 miles

  • Streatham Common High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham Common High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles

  • Albert Carr Gardens

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 034A, 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

12,767 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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 123 primary and 27 secondary schools. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,507 published events cover 12 months, averaging 542.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,985 events.

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