# SW16 1RL: area report for a postcode in Wandsworth

SW16 1RL is a postcode in Wandsworth.

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 Wandsworth. Open the map at SW16 1RL for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Wandsworth 036E: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **Streatham (Greater London), 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **No property in SW16 1RL 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=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wandsworth 036E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **£694,210 average price**: For the whole of Wandsworth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **69.2% can get gigabit broadband at SW16 1RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **Low road and rail noise at SW16 1RL**: Road 51 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **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=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL
- **14.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Streatham & Clapham High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-e100648) | Independent | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Burlington House School Tooting](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlington-house-school-tooting-e150733) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Leonard's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-church-of-england-primary-school-e145615) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penwortham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-primary-school-e101016) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillbrook-school-e101057) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Graveney School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/graveney-school-e137005) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 61.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Furzedown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furzedown-primary-school-e101009) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anselm's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-catholic-primary-school-e101052) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £490,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £385,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £680,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2023 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2023 | £203,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| September 2023 | £250,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £345,290 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STREATHAM PARK SURGERY (710 m); PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: MARKRISE PHARMACY (710 m); SATURN PHARMACY (710 m); C BRADBURY (750 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: ONE ONE NINE FAMILY DENTAL CARE (710 m); DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); PERFECT SMILE DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Streatham Mitcham Lane Local (650 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Furzedown London (660 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £694,210** (August 2026). Wandsworth’s average house price was £694,210 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £54,584** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wandsworth earned a median of £54,584 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 3rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.7×** (2025). A home in Wandsworth costs 12.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 14th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Wandsworth has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 99th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wandsworth 036E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Wandsworth 036E has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,637** (2021). Wandsworth 036E had 1,637 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,317th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Wandsworth 036E, 97.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.9%** (August 2026). In Wandsworth 036E, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth)
- Centre: 51.4305, -0.1443

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

## Your MP

- [Tooting](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tooting): Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour), 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), August 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=-0.1443,51.4305,SW161RL

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