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SW16 5UX

Streatham Common & Vale · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
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 5UU 37 m
SW16 5XA 70 m
SW16 5XB 89 m
SW16 5UY 99 m
SW16 5UZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 5UX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 5
Latitude
51.413902
Longitude
-0.137906
British National Grid easting
529,590
British National Grid northing
169,965

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
E00015859
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 035C · E01003142
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 035 · E02000652

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Woodmansterne Road, London, SW16 5UX 22 October 2025 £474,000
42, Woodmansterne Road, London, SW16 5UX 19 August 2025 £405,000
42, Woodmansterne Road, London, SW16 5UX 19 August 2025 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
214
Primary
120
Secondary
28

  1. Woodmansterne School

    Community school

    210 m

  2. Granton Primary School

    Community school

    308 m

  3. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,535
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,195
  • Anti social behaviour 919
  • Vehicle crime 678
  • Other theft 484
  • Shoplifting 381

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
110

52 female, 58 male

Postcode households
38
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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

70

within 5 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    382 m

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    781 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    943 m

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.0 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.2 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.4 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.5 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    1.5 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    1.7 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.9 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.9 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    2.1 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.1 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    2.2 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

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    2.6 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    2.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 70 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Braeside Road

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Braeside Road

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Greyhound Terrace

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.2 miles

  • Greyhound Terrace

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.2 miles

  • Rowan Crescent

    BCT · Streatham Vale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 035C, 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

14,674 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
32
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £474,000 from 5 recorded sales in SW16 5UX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lambeth is £548,034 in June 2026, down 3.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

214 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 28 secondary schools. Woodmansterne School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,535 published events cover 12 months, averaging 544.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,195 events.

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