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

SW16 1HJ 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 1HJ 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

- **147 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Lambeth 032D: 127 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **Streatham (Greater London), 450 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **No property in SW16 1HJ 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=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 032D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **54% can get gigabit broadband at SW16 1HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW16 1HJ**: Road 72 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **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=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Leonard's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-church-of-england-primary-school-e145615) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burlington House School Tooting](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlington-house-school-tooting-e150733) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Andrew's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-catholic-primary-school-e100632) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maypole School (Leigham Court)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maypole-school-leigham-court-e149917) | Special | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sunnyhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunnyhill-primary-school-e100585) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dunraven School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunraven-school-e137093) | All-through | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Streatham & Clapham High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-e100648) | Independent | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Livity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-livity-school-e133440) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £368,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £555,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £217,906 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2024 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Streatham (Greater London) (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Streatham Hill (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE (80 m); STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE (380 m); THE EXCHANGE SURGERY (380 m); AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB (380 m); VALLEY ROAD SURGERY (750 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (150 m); TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (150 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (150 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (390 m); SHACKLOCK CHEMIST (400 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); PERFECT SMILE DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH LONDON N (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Streatham London (150 m, Lidl); Iceland Streatham (220 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Streatham High Road Local (300 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Streatham London (410 m, Aldi); M&S Streatham High Road Foodhall (470 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 032D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.4** (2025). Lambeth 032D has a deprivation score of 32.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,192nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £389,125** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 032D was £389,125 in 2025. 9,323rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,411** (2021). Lambeth 032D had 2,411 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,411th 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: 87.4%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 032D, 87.4% 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: 51.4298, -0.1301

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=-0.1301,51.4298,SW161HJ

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