# SW16 5JX: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW16 5JX 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 5JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16) › [SW16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Lambeth 034B: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **Norbury, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **4 of 57 properties in SW16 5JX at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 6 at medium risk, 9 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 034B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 5JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **Low road and rail noise at SW16 5JX**: Road 53 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **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=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Norbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-manor-primary-school-e101785) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 55% 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 | 640 m (8 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 | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norbury High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-high-school-for-girls-e137754) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kensington Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-avenue-primary-school-e146724) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Granton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/granton-primary-school-e100564) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 80% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 92% 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 | 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £395,068 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| February 2025 | £690,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £590,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £605,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £515,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Norbury (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Streatham Common (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m); STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE (460 m); THE VALE SURGERY (760 m)
- Pharmacies: COPES PHARMACY (250 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (450 m); BIDS CHEMISTS (450 m); WATTS PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: STREATHAM HIGH RD DENTAL SURGERY (210 m); MINTY PEARLS DENTAL CLINIC (350 m); STREATHAM COMMON DENTAL SURGERY (800 m); DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Norbury London (200 m, Lidl); Co-op Norbury London Road (520 m, The Co-operative Group); EG - OTM - Streatham (580 m, Spar); Sainsburys Streatham Common (600 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Norbury (660 m, Iceland)

## 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 034B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Lambeth 034B has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,877th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £392,534** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 034B was £392,534 in 2025. 9,080th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,845** (2021). Lambeth 034B had 1,845 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,585th 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 034B, 95.2% 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: 51.4145, -0.1266

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=-0.1266,51.4145,SW165JX

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