Postcode SW16 1QE (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 1QE and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW16 1QE is located in Lambeth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW16 1QE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW16 1QE is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SW16 1QE as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to SW16 1QE is Ambleside Avenue which is centered 68 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Garrads Road and is 141 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.81 km away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Streatham Rail Station, 437 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 1QE (for ages 11 and under) is St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Graveney School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 18, 2015 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of SW16 1QE is The Manor Arms and is 210 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 7, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Bone Daddies Streatham and is 210 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 18, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 49.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 90.4% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SW16 1QE is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Lambeth is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SW16 1QE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW16 1QE, and the approximate distance away.

Ambleside Avenue 68 m
Thirlmere Road 82 m
Tooting Bec Gardens 113 m
Fernwood Avenue 116 m
Rydal Road 145 m
Riggindale Road 166 m
Campbell Close 169 m
Keens Close 234 m
Whinfell Close 250 m
William Dyce Mews 284 m
Prentis Road 290 m
Gleneagle Mews 303 m
Babington Road 305 m
Garrad's Road 337 m
Gleneagle Road 436 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 1QE

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SW16 1QE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 255 m
Streatham & Clapham High School 647 m
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
846 m
Sunnyhill Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
901 m
Goldfinch Primary School 906 m
Penwortham Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.05 km
Dunraven School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.07 km
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
1.12 km
The Livity School Good
(July 16, 2019)
1.17 km
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.24 km
Graveney School Outstanding
(March 18, 2015)
1.31 km
Furzedown Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.48 km
Telferscot Primary School Outstanding
(November 6, 2014)
1.53 km
Hitherfield Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
1.54 km
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(June 3, 2009)
1.61 km
Granton Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
1.72 km
Links Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
1.75 km
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.76 km
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 1.76 km
Woodmansterne School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.77 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW16 1QE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ambleside Avenue Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
July 31, 2018
0 m
Ambleside Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 30, 2022
0 m
CareTech Community Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2022
175 m
St Mary's Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
175 m
The Frances Taylor Foundation Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 19, 2022
175 m
The Spires Centre Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 25, 2019
190 m
Bone Daddies Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
210 m
Burger Fellaz Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
April 28, 2021
210 m
Byron Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 16, 2021
210 m
Chow Bunch Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
210 m
Foodstars Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
210 m
JRC Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 24, 2022
210 m
La Migliore Grill'O Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
210 m
Love A Slice Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 10, 2021
210 m
Rosa's Thai Cafe Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
210 m
Rossopomodoro Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
210 m
Temple Of Seitan Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 25, 2021
210 m
The Alley Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 25, 2021
210 m
The Manor Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 7, 2021
210 m
Yiiayia's Boy Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 9, 2021
210 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW16 1QE - Data from Apr 2022

Garrads Road Bus Stop/Station 141 m
Garrads Road Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Ambleside Avenue (SW16) Bus Stop/Station 201 m
Streatham St Leonard's Church Bus Stop/Station 216 m
Becmead Avenue Streatham Bus Stop/Station 216 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.81 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.83 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.83 km
Streatham Rail Station Rail 437 m
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.15 km
Streatham Hill Rail Station Rail 1.16 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.27 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.28 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.3 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.87 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 30.03 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 30.31 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW16 1QE - Data from Dec 2021

Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.81 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.91 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 3.08 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 3.22 km
Long Pond Inland Water 3.42 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.01 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.1 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.37 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.38 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 4.7 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 4.76 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 4.81 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW16 1QE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 49.7 Mbps 79.91 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15.9 1.9
30-300 Mbps 90.4% 68.7 17.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

52 meters consuming 618,192 kWh - mean 11,888 kWh : median 8,591 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

57 meters consuming 168,297 kWh - mean 2,953 kWh : median 1,961 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 1QE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42910300
Longitude -0.13527100
OS Easting 529732
OS Northing 0171660
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12753
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Streatham
Electoral Ward St Leonard's
Local Authority District Lambeth
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London Central

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000022
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Lambeth
Cancer Alliance South East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Aspirational techies
Subgroup: New EU tech workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lambeth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035208
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lambeth 032
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lambeth 032C
Output Area / Small Area 3D1