Postcode SW16 1QS (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 1QS and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW16 1QS is located in Lambeth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1983 and is an active postcode. SW16 1QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW16 1QS 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 1QS as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to SW16 1QS is Thirlmere Road which is centered 83 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Garrads Road and is 61 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.65 km away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Streatham Rail Station, 598 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 1QS (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 nearest takeaway food is available from Bone Daddies Streatham and is 374 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 18, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 41 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 0.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SW16 1QS 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 1QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Thirlmere Road 83 m
Riggindale Road 150 m
Tooting Bec Gardens 183 m
Rydal Road 222 m
Ambleside Avenue 228 m
Garrad's Road 262 m
Fernwood Avenue 277 m
Tarrington Close 302 m
Campbell Close 314 m
Aldrington Road 318 m
North Drive 349 m
Prentis Road 368 m
Ullathorne Road 386 m
Babington Road 437 m
Becmead Avenue 449 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 1QS

Introduction January 1983
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 1QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 346 m
Streatham & Clapham High School 537 m
Goldfinch Primary School 942 m
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
1.01 km
Penwortham Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.03 km
Sunnyhill Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.04 km
Dunraven School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.16 km
The Livity School Good
(July 16, 2019)
1.21 km
Graveney School Outstanding
(March 18, 2015)
1.24 km
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
1.24 km
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.4 km
Furzedown Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.42 km
Telferscot Primary School Outstanding
(November 6, 2014)
1.42 km
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(June 3, 2009)
1.45 km
Rutherford House School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.61 km
Hitherfield Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
1.63 km
Eveline Day School 1.64 km
Franciscan Primary School 1.65 km
Hillbrook School Outstanding
(February 7, 2014)
1.67 km
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 1.68 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ambleside Avenue Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
July 31, 2018
165 m
Ambleside Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 30, 2022
165 m
CareTech Community Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2022
202 m
Little Cedars Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2022
215 m
Emmis Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
267 m
The Spires Centre Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 25, 2019
279 m
St Mary's Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
303 m
The Frances Taylor Foundation Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 19, 2022
303 m
Growing Beans Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 23, 2020
337 m
Little Flowers Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
337 m
St.Leonards C Of E School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 17, 2021
346 m
Tenderlinks Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 6, 2021
346 m
Bone Daddies Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
374 m
Burger Fellaz Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
April 28, 2021
374 m
Byron Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 16, 2021
374 m
Chow Bunch Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
374 m
Foodstars Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
374 m
JRC Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 24, 2022
374 m
La Migliore Grill'O Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
374 m
Love A Slice Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 10, 2021
374 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Garrads Road Bus Stop/Station 61 m
Garrads Road Bus Stop/Station 99 m
Becmead Avenue Streatham Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Tooting Bec Lido Bus Stop/Station 262 m
Becmead Avenue Streatham Bus Stop/Station 262 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.65 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.66 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.67 km
Streatham Rail Station Rail 598 m
Streatham Hill Rail Station Rail 1.16 km
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.25 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.12 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.12 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.14 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.95 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 30.11 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 30.39 km

Nearby Nature

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

Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.87 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 2.96 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.98 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.03 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 3.09 km
Long Pond Inland Water 3.31 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.16 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.26 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.5 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.5 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 4.71 km
Ashen Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.76 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 4.84 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.1 Mbps 41 Mbps 79.67 Mbps
Upload 9.8 Mbps 9.3 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9.3 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 67.4 16.8
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 127,745 kWh - mean 5,807 kWh : median 5,399 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 50,311 kWh - mean 2,096 kWh : median 1,922 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 1QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42993500
Longitude -0.13723700
OS Easting 529593
OS Northing 0171749
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