# SW16 3LG: area report for a postcode in Croydon

SW16 3LG is a postcode in Croydon.

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 Croydon. Open the map at SW16 3LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16) › [SW16 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16-3)

## Around this postcode

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Croydon 003C: 104 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **Norbury, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **19 of 20 properties in SW16 3LG at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 3LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **Low road and rail noise at SW16 3LG**: Road 47 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **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=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG
- **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=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Norbury High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-high-school-for-girls-e137754) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Norbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-manor-primary-school-e101785) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kensington Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-avenue-primary-school-e146724) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/immanuel-and-st-andrew-church-of-england-primary-school-e100633) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodmansterne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodmansterne-school-e100590) | All-through | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-catholic-primary-school-e100632) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-college-e138221) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-thomas-grant-catholic-secondary-school-e100638) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £605,700 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2024 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £157,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £730,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Norbury (250 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (370 m); STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (300 m); BIDS CHEMISTS (300 m); COPES PHARMACY (440 m)
- Dental practices: MINTY PEARLS DENTAL CLINIC (210 m); STREATHAM HIGH RD DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Norbury London (140 m, Lidl); Co-op Norbury London Road (370 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Norbury (490 m, Iceland); EG - OTM - Streatham (770 m, Spar); Sainsburys Streatham Common (830 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £390,041** (July 2026). Croydon’s average house price was £390,041 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Croydon earned a median of £44,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 60th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Croydon costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 96th 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: 22.6** (2025). Croydon has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 106th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Croydon 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.6** (2025). Croydon 003C has a deprivation score of 31.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,522nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 003C was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,829** (2021). Croydon 003C had 2,829 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 245th 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In Croydon 003C, 95.7% 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: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)
- Centre: 51.4137, -0.1220

Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) (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=-0.1220,51.4137,SW163LG

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