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SW16 6BQ

Furzedown · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Furzedown
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 6DE 19 m
SW16 6DU 42 m
SW16 6BG 49 m
SW16 6DF 64 m
SW16 6DG 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 6BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6
Latitude
51.419675
Longitude
-0.141842
British National Grid easting
529,300
British National Grid northing
170,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Electoral ward
Furzedown · E05014013
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Tooting · E14001550
Output area
E00022729
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 037B · E01004521
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 037 · E02000959

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
223
Primary
124
Secondary
26

  1. Penwortham Primary School

    Community school

    418 m

  2. Granton Primary School

    Community school

    575 m

  3. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    719 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,004
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,316
  • Anti social behaviour 972
  • Vehicle crime 694
  • Other theft 589
  • Public order 426

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW16 6 residents
15,830

Age bands in SW16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

2,848 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,705 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.2%

6,084 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

3,564 residents

Age 65 and over
8.6%

1,330 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

80

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    205 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    452 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    534 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.1 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.4 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.5 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.6 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    1.7 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.8 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.8 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.9 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.1 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    2.1 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.1 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    2.1 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.2 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.2 km

  • COLLIERS WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85649

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 80 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dahomey Road

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.2 miles

  • Dahomey Road

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.2 miles

  • Mitcham Lane / Southcroft Road

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.2 miles

  • Southcroft Road / Mitcham Lane

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.2 miles

  • Thrale Road

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 037B, 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

16,355 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

223 open schools are in scope, including 124 primary and 26 secondary schools. Penwortham Primary School is the nearest published school at 418 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,004 published events cover 12 months, averaging 583.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,316 events.

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