SW16 6HY

Streatham St Leonard's · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 6JR 65 m
SW16 6LA 71 m
SW16 6JP 84 m
SW16 6JF 88 m
SW16 5NG 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 6HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6
Latitude
51.423110
Longitude
-0.131634
British National Grid easting
530,000
British National Grid northing
171,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015710
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 032B · E01003114
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 032 · E02000649

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
122
Secondary
26
  1. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    418 m
  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    428 m
  3. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,617
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,992
  • Anti social behaviour 914
  • Shoplifting 647
  • Vehicle crime 632
  • Other theft 584

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

78

within 5 km straight-line

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    609 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    674 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    739 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    828 m

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.0 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.0 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.1 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.1 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.1 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.5 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.6 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.1 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    2.1 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.2 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.3 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    2.3 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.4 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.4 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 78 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Streatham United Reform Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham United Reform Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound Lane / Streatham High Road

    BCT · Streatham Common

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 032B, 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

15,729 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

222 open schools are in scope, including 122 primary and 26 secondary schools. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England 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

6,617 published events cover 12 months, averaging 551.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,992 events.

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