SW16 5QW

Longthornton · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 4QB 48 m
SW16 5QJ 83 m
SW16 4QD 87 m
SW16 4QG 140 m
SW16 4PR 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.409355
Longitude
-0.131318
British National Grid easting
530,061
British National Grid northing
169,471

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Merton · E09000024
Parish or community
E43000214
Westminster constituency
Mitcham and Morden · E14001371
Output area
E00017285
Lower layer super output area
Merton 017B · E01003414
Middle layer super output area
Merton 017 · E02000705

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

78 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
75, Turle Road, London, SW16 5QW 9 January 2026 £465,000
7, Turle Road, London, SW16 5QW 22 April 2025 £597,000
59, Turle Road, London, SW16 5QW 5 December 2024 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
221
Primary
125
Secondary
26
  1. Norbury Manor Primary School

    Community school

    238 m
  2. Woodmansterne School

    Community school

    474 m
  3. William Morris Primary School

    Community school

    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,036
  • Anti social behaviour 849
  • Vehicle crime 663
  • Other theft 407
  • Shoplifting 369

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
120

54 female, 66 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.6% 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

77

within 5 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    511 m

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    807 m

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    865 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    953 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.1 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    1.4 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.5 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.5 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.8 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    2.1 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    2.2 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.3 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.3 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.4 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    2.4 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.5 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    2.5 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.5 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.6 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 77 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

  • Darcy Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Darcy Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Freeman Court

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles
  • Freeman Court

    BCT · Norbury

    0.2 miles
  • Longthornton Road

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 017B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,103 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £442,500 from 4 recorded sales in SW16 5QW. 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

221 open schools are in scope, including 125 primary and 26 secondary schools. Norbury Manor Primary School is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 502.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,036 events.

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