SW16 6LF

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 6HF 18 m
SW16 6HE 22 m
SW16 6LG 25 m
SW16 6EG 47 m
SW16 2AZ 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 6LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6
Latitude
51.428502
Longitude
-0.131415
British National Grid easting
530,000
British National Grid northing
171,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00015709
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 032C · E01003119
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
228
Primary
129
Secondary
27
  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    332 m
  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    608 m
  3. Burlington House School Tooting

    Other independent special school

    675 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,966
  • Anti social behaviour 978
  • Vehicle crime 671
  • Other theft 605
  • Shoplifting 448

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

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    239 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    554 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    554 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    554 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    810 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    836 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.0 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    1.1 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.3 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.4 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.5 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.8 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.9 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.9 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.0 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.0 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.1 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.2 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles
  • St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles
  • Streatham / St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles
  • Streatham / St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles
  • Bournevale Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 032C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,699 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

228 open schools are in scope, including 129 primary and 27 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 548.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,966 events.

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