# SW16 5QY: area report for a postcode in Croydon

SW16 5QY 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 5QY for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **81 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Croydon 004A: 131 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **Norbury, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **No property in SW16 5QY 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=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 5QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **Low road and rail noise at SW16 5QY**: Road 49 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **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=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY
- **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=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Norbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-manor-primary-school-e101785) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodmansterne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodmansterne-school-e100590) | All-through | 670 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kensington Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-avenue-primary-school-e146724) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Morris Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-morris-primary-school-e102661) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Granton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/granton-primary-school-e100564) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-merton-e131897) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £474,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £618,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £520,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £560,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2023 | £487,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Norbury (300 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (150 m); STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE (800 m); NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE (810 m); THE VALE SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (210 m); BIDS CHEMISTS (210 m); COPES PHARMACY (590 m); FAIRLIGHT PHARMACY (970 m); EAGLE CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: MINTY PEARLS DENTAL CLINIC (210 m); STREATHAM HIGH RD DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (920 m); JAZZ DENTAL PRACTICE (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Norbury London Road (260 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Norbury London (370 m, Lidl); Iceland Norbury (380 m, Iceland); Lidl Rowan Road Mitcham London (900 m, Lidl); EG - OTM - Streatham (920 m, Spar)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.4** (2025). Croydon 004A has a deprivation score of 21.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,564th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £480,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 004A was £480,000 in 2025. Joint 5,297th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,709** (2021). Croydon 004A had 1,709 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,136th 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: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Croydon 004A, 92.1% 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: 51.4114, -0.1263

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=-0.1263,51.4114,SW165QY

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