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SW16 6LH

Streatham St Leonard's · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Streatham St Leonard's
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 6LJ 56 m
SW16 6LQ 59 m
SW16 6AD 63 m
SW16 6NJ 82 m
SW16 6NW 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 6LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 6
Latitude
51.427421
Longitude
-0.133516
British National Grid easting
529,857
British National Grid northing
171,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Streatham St Leonard's · E05014115
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00015746
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
223
Primary
126
Secondary
25

  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    151 m

  2. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    639 m

  3. Burlington House School Tooting

    Other independent special school

    737 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,703
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,025
  • Anti social behaviour 979
  • Vehicle crime 674
  • Other theft 609
  • Shoplifting 450

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW16 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

85

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    415 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    622 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    740 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    740 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    740 m

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    991 m

  • 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

    1.2 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.2 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.2 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.6 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.8 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.8 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.0 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.0 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.0 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    2.0 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.1 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 85 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ambleside Avenue (SW16)

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles

  • Ambleside Avenue (SW16)

    BCT · Streatham

    0.0 miles

  • Streatham / St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Streatham / St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Conyers 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.

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
0
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

Schools

223 open schools are in scope, including 126 primary and 25 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,703 published events cover 12 months, averaging 558.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,025 events.

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