Postcode SW16 1RF (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 1RF and nearby postcodes

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

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

The closest road name to SW16 1RF is Thirlmere Road which is centered 51 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Garrads Road and is 55 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.75 km away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Streatham Rail Station, 520 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 1RF (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 Peri Peri Marleys and is 289 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Improvement on April 24, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 45.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 52.9% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.6 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 1RF 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 1RF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Thirlmere Road 51 m
Tooting Bec Gardens 85 m
Ambleside Avenue 155 m
Riggindale Road 181 m
Fernwood Avenue 183 m
Rydal Road 205 m
Campbell Close 255 m
Garrad's Road 256 m
Prentis Road 278 m
Becmead Avenue 375 m
Gleneagle Mews 382 m
Babington Road 390 m
Mitcham Lane 664 m
Tooting Bec Road 827 m
B242 970 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 1RF

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 1RF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 327 m
Streatham & Clapham High School 562 m
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
924 m
Sunnyhill Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
939 m
Goldfinch Primary School 963 m
Dunraven School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.07 km
Penwortham Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.08 km
The Livity School Good
(July 16, 2019)
1.14 km
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
1.2 km
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.3 km
Graveney School Outstanding
(March 18, 2015)
1.32 km
Telferscot Primary School Outstanding
(November 6, 2014)
1.44 km
Furzedown Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.49 km
Hitherfield Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
1.54 km
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(June 3, 2009)
1.55 km
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 1.68 km
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.68 km
Rutherford House School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.7 km
Eveline Day School 1.73 km
Henry Cavendish Primary School Outstanding
(May 15, 2014)
1.73 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ambleside Avenue Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
July 31, 2018
87 m
Ambleside Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 30, 2022
87 m
CareTech Community Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2022
125 m
The Spires Centre Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 25, 2019
183 m
St Mary's Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
201 m
The Frances Taylor Foundation Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 19, 2022
201 m
Growing Beans Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 23, 2020
246 m
Little Flowers Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
246 m
Big Bad WolF Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 15, 2021
289 m
Fabulous Food \& Wine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 23, 2018
289 m
Peri Peri Marleys Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
April 24, 2021
289 m
Shreeji News Retailers - other 4
Good
January 14, 2021
289 m
Streatham Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 3, 2021
289 m
Bone Daddies Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
292 m
Burger Fellaz Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
April 28, 2021
292 m
Byron Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 16, 2021
292 m
Chow Bunch Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
292 m
Foodstars Streatham Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
292 m
JRC Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 24, 2022
292 m
La Migliore Grill'O Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
292 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Garrads Road Bus Stop/Station 55 m
Garrads Road Bus Stop/Station 71 m
Becmead Avenue Streatham Bus Stop/Station 141 m
Streatham St Leonard's Church Bus Stop/Station 244 m
Becmead Avenue Streatham Bus Stop/Station 257 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.75 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.76 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.77 km
Streatham Rail Station Rail 520 m
Streatham Hill Rail Station Rail 1.11 km
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.19 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.19 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.21 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 30.38 km

Nearby Nature

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

Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.79 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 2.99 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.99 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 3.14 km
Long Pond Inland Water 3.34 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.16 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.4 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.41 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 4.75 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 4.78 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 4.81 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 47.3 Mbps 45.4 Mbps 79.67 Mbps
Upload 11.9 Mbps 11.6 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16 5.3
30-300 Mbps 52.9% 63.3 16
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 288,022 kWh - mean 16,942 kWh : median 14,793 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

9 meters consuming 24,617 kWh - mean 2,735 kWh : median 2,837 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 1RF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42981300
Longitude -0.13576300
OS Easting 529694
OS Northing 0171738
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