# SW16 3QZ: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW16 3QZ 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 3QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 23% on July. Lambeth 031E: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **West Norwood, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **No property in SW16 3QZ 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=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 031E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 3QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SW16 3QZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **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=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crown Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-lane-primary-school-e100593) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-thomas-grant-catholic-secondary-school-e100638) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-college-e138221) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sunnyhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunnyhill-primary-school-e100585) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 51% 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 | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Julian's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/julians-school-e100602) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Norwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-norwood-school-e100624) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e145616) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £307,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £264,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £239,010 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VALLEY ROAD SURGERY (640 m)
- Pharmacies: PASCOE PHARMACY (590 m); KLUB PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: 132 KNIGHTS HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl West Norwood London (530 m, Lidl); Budgens MFG Streatham (980 m, Budgens)

## 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 031E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.5** (2025). Lambeth 031E has a deprivation score of 46.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,046th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,644** (2021). Lambeth 031E had 1,644 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,998th 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 031E, 93.4% 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: 11.3%** (August 2026). In Lambeth 031E, 11.3% 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: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.4243, -0.1133

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

## Your MP

- [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (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), 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=-0.1133,51.4243,SW163QZ

## How to cite

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