Postcode SW16 2EX (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 2EX and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW16 2EX is located in Lambeth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW16 2EX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW16 2EX is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.6 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 2EX as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to SW16 2EX is Farnan Road which is centered 12 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Valley Road Streatham Common and is 193 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.58 km away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Streatham Rail Station, 366 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 2EX (for ages 11 and under) is St Andrew's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on February 5, 2014. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Joseph's College. The last OFSTED inspection on February 26, 2020 rated this school as Good

The nearest takeaway food is available from JJ Best Chicken and is 307 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Improvement on March 8, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 105.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 80.9% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.3 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 2EX 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 2EX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW16 2EX, and the approximate distance away.

Farnan Road 12 m
Polworth Road 62 m
Hopton Road 90 m
Rutford Road 130 m
Oakdale Road 205 m
Albert Carr Gardens 236 m
Madeira Road 242 m
Beechcroft Close 245 m
Grasmere Road 288 m
Deerhurst Road 297 m
Streatham Common North 315 m
Streatham High Road 316 m
Stanthorpe Road 326 m
Hill House Road 370 m
Gleneldon Road 377 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 2EX

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 2EX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
86 m
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
516 m
Sunnyhill Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
544 m
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 729 m
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
739 m
Dunraven School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1 km
Goldfinch Primary School 1.1 km
Crown Lane Primary School Good
(March 2, 2017)
1.21 km
The Livity School Good
(July 16, 2019)
1.28 km
Streatham & Clapham High School 1.33 km
Hitherfield Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
1.37 km
St Joseph's College Good
(February 26, 2020)
1.4 km
Penwortham Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.4 km
Woodmansterne School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.46 km
Julian's School Good
(November 23, 2017)
1.57 km
Granton Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
1.62 km
Norbury Manor Primary School Good
(October 20, 2017)
1.67 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.75 km
Graveney School Outstanding
(March 18, 2015)
1.78 km
Streatham Wells Primary School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.82 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW16 2EX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St .Andrews Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
86 m
St.Martins Of Tours Housing Assoc. Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
161 m
Metropolitan Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 17, 2022
195 m
Signature Health & Living Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 11, 2021
243 m
Jessie's Place Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
December 8, 2012
304 m
La Rosa 2 Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 13, 2022
304 m
JJ Best Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
March 8, 2022
307 m
Sizzlerz Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 10, 2021
307 m
Streatham Food And Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
January 11, 2021
307 m
Tasty African Food Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 11, 2021
307 m
Tradicao Acougue & Mercearia Limited Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
September 28, 2021
307 m
Deepdene Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 6, 2018
321 m
Project 5000 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 30, 2020
336 m
Streatham Hub Children's Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 22, 2019
336 m
Chicken Cottage Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 10, 2021
351 m
Green Cactus Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2021
356 m
Shacklock Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 25, 2019
356 m
Streatham Halwa Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 1, 2022
356 m
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 30, 2022
364 m
Fresh Halal (within Tesco) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 11, 2021
364 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW16 2EX - Data from Apr 2022

Valley Road Streatham Common Bus Stop/Station 193 m
Albert Carr Gardens Bus Stop/Station 244 m
Albert Carr Gardens Bus Stop/Station 268 m
Valley Road Streatham Common Bus Stop/Station 282 m
Streatham United Reform Church Bus Stop/Station 291 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.58 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Streatham Rail Station Rail 366 m
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 960 m
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.03 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.02 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.03 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.04 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.5 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.65 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 29.91 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW16 2EX - Data from Dec 2021

Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.41 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.64 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.34 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.39 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 3.69 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.81 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.87 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 3.88 km
Long Pond Inland Water 4 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 4.09 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 4.14 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 4.24 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW16 2EX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 64.9 Mbps 105.8 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10.7 Mbps 13.9 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20 1
30-300 Mbps 19.1% 79.8 12.6
300+ Mbps 80.9% 374 36

Gas Consumption

47 meters consuming 404,060 kWh - mean 8,597 kWh : median 8,125 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

47 meters consuming 99,159 kWh - mean 2,110 kWh : median 1,768 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 2EX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42506400
Longitude -0.12613200
OS Easting 530377
OS Northing 0171227
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9888
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Streatham
Electoral Ward Streatham Wells
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 E33035209
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lambeth 032
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lambeth 032F
Output Area / Small Area 3D1