Postcode SW16 3BY (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 3BY and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW16 3BY is located in Lambeth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW16 3BY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW16 3BY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.4 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 3BY as Multicultural metropolitans > Asian traits > Inner city ethnic mix.

The closest road name to SW16 3BY is Cedarville Gardens which is centered 172 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Rookery and is 310 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.28 km away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Norbury Rail Station, 994 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 3BY (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 local pub for residents of SW16 3BY is The Pied Bull and is 684 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 5, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Best Fried Chicken and is 661 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on February 10, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 93.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 3.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SW16 3BY 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 3BY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW16 3BY, and the approximate distance away.

Cedarville Gardens 172 m
Copley Park 220 m
Heybridge Avenue 310 m
Braxted Park 310 m
Baldry Gardens 323 m
Crescent Way 329 m
Streatham Common South 336 m
Copgate Path 344 m
Briar Avenue 381 m
Fontaine Road 405 m
Strathbrook Road 449 m
Covington Way 497 m
Gibson's Hill 522 m
A214 1.38 km
B272 4.51 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 3BY

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 3BY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
503 m
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
651 m
Crown Lane Primary School Good
(March 2, 2017)
756 m
St Joseph's College Good
(February 26, 2020)
800 m
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
895 m
Sunnyhill Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.02 km
Kensington Avenue Primary School 1.17 km
Norbury High School for Girls Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.17 km
St Joseph's RC Junior School Outstanding
(June 14, 2018)
1.31 km
Norbury Manor Primary School Good
(October 20, 2017)
1.32 km
Downsview Primary and Nursery School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.34 km
St Joseph's RC Infant School Good
(January 10, 2019)
1.35 km
Woodmansterne School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.39 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 1.41 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.43 km
The Norwood School Good
(December 12, 2017)
1.44 km
Dunraven School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.48 km
Julian's School Good
(November 23, 2017)
1.48 km
Goldfinch Primary School 1.56 km
The Cedars School 1.61 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW16 3BY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 28, 2018
311 m
Park View Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2022
311 m
Zazou Emporium Ltd Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
311 m
Joybrook Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2022
331 m
Star Apple Day Care And Home Schooling Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
November 13, 2019
364 m
Minehead Road Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
413 m
Bishop Thomas Grant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 10, 2022
503 m
Greenvale Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2022
570 m
Hestia Housing \& Support Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
May 4, 2021
602 m
St .Andrews Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
651 m
Dutties Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 4, 2021
656 m
Best Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
February 10, 2021
661 m
Copes Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 25, 2019
663 m
Golden City ChineseTake Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
June 2, 2021
663 m
Snak Tank Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 14, 2022
663 m
Gibsons Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 13, 2021
672 m
Monkey Puzzle Streatham Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 26, 2020
684 m
The Pied Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 5, 2022
684 m
Immanuel St. Andrew Church Other catering premises 4
Good
June 1, 2021
695 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 19, 2021
695 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW16 3BY - Data from Apr 2022

The Rookery Bus Stop/Station 310 m
The Rookery Bus Stop/Station 322 m
Deerhurst Road (SW16) Bus Stop/Station 377 m
Streatham Comn NLeigham Ct Rd Bus Stop/Station 431 m
Valley Road Streatham Common Bus Stop/Station 443 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 3.28 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 3.29 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 3.29 km
Norbury Rail Station Rail 994 m
Streatham Rail Station Rail 1.07 km
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.18 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.74 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.75 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.77 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.05 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.21 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 29.44 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW16 3BY - Data from Dec 2021

Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 388 m
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 954 m
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.99 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.8 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.83 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 3.45 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.47 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 3.59 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.59 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 3.66 km
Croydon Canal Inland Water 3.88 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 4.36 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 4.57 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW16 3BY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 93.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 8.5 Mbps 11.3 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.8 4.2
30-300 Mbps 0% 67.1 10.4
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 589,408 kWh - mean 24,559 kWh : median 22,890 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 107,107 kWh - mean 4,463 kWh : median 3,933 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 3BY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42044900
Longitude -0.11879500
OS Easting 530902
OS Northing 0170727
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16659
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Streatham
Electoral Ward Streatham South
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Asian traits
Subgroup: Inner city ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lambeth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035214
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lambeth 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lambeth 034C
Output Area / Small Area 4C3