# SW16 1BZ: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW16 1BZ is a postcode in Lambeth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lambeth. Open the map at SW16 1BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16) › [SW16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Lambeth 029B: 183 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **Streatham Hill, 160 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **No property in SW16 1BZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 029B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 1BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW16 1BZ**: Road 78 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Livity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-livity-school-e133440) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | – |
| [Maypole School (Leigham Court)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maypole-school-leigham-court-e149917) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Burlington House School Tooting](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlington-house-school-tooting-e150733) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Streatham & Clapham High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-e100648) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dunraven School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunraven-school-e137093) | All-through | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Telferscot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/telferscot-primary-school-e100586) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Streatham Wells Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streatham-wells-primary-e149556) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hitherfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitherfield-primary-school-e131824) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £216,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £1,155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £387,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £620,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Streatham Hill (160 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE (130 m); STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE (500 m); THE EXCHANGE SURGERY (500 m); AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB (500 m); EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE (530 m)
- Pharmacies: WESTBURY CHEMIST (190 m); STREATHAM PHARMACY (260 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (440 m); JACKSON CHEMIST (530 m); BOOTS (650 m)
- Dental practices: PEARL DENTAL (80 m); SOUTHSIDE DENTAL CARE (140 m); DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); PERFECT SMILE DENTAL SURGERY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Streatham High St Express (10 m, Tesco); Co-op Streatham (200 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Streatham Hill Foodhall (290 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Streatham Hill Local (460 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Streatham High Road Local (500 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £536,623** (July 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £536,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,034** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lambeth earned a median of £49,034 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Lambeth has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lambeth 029B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.3** (2025). Lambeth 029B has a deprivation score of 23.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,222nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £510,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 029B was £510,000 in 2025. Joint 4,473rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,851** (2021). Lambeth 029B had 1,851 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,416th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.6%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 029B, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SW16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW16 was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 369th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 86,975** (2021). SW16 had 86,975 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 14th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In SW16, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.4369, -0.1281

Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Streatham and Croydon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/streatham-and-croydon-north): Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1281,51.4369,SW161BZ

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