SW16 6LB

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 6HW 49 m
SW16 6AY 84 m
SW16 6AT 85 m
SW16 6AU 86 m
SW16 6BF 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 6LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6
Latitude
51.424920
Longitude
-0.132898
British National Grid easting
529,907
British National Grid northing
171,199

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015724
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
226
Primary
123
Secondary
27
  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    308 m
  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    499 m
  3. Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    627 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,997
  • Anti social behaviour 960
  • Vehicle crime 633
  • Other theft 598
  • Shoplifting 423

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

82

within 5 km straight-line

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    572 m

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    649 m

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    826 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    892 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    947 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    947 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    947 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

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.5 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.7 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.9 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.0 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    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

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.2 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.3 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.3 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.4 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 82 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles
  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Station

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles
  • Streatham Rail Station

    RLY · Streatham

    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

226 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 27 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 539.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,997 events.

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