Postcode SW16 3DS (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 3DS and nearby postcodes

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

SW16 3DS 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 3DS as Multicultural metropolitans > Asian traits > Inner city ethnic mix.

The closest road name to SW16 3DS is Cedarville Gardens which is centered 108 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Rookery and is 335 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.21 km away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Norbury Rail Station, 920 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 3DS (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 3DS is The Pied Bull and is 570 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 549 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on February 10, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 58.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 86.4% 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 2.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Cedarville Gardens 108 m
Copley Park 121 m
Heybridge Avenue 196 m
Braxted Park 196 m
Baldry Gardens 213 m
Streatham Common South 252 m
Fontaine Road 299 m
Briar Avenue 324 m
Crescent Way 343 m
Strathbrook Road 369 m
Hilldown Road 438 m
Covington Way 543 m
Streatham High Road 924 m
A214 1.49 km
B272 4.44 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 3DS

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 3DS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
558 m
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
609 m
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
784 m
Crown Lane Primary School Good
(March 2, 2017)
871 m
St Joseph's College Good
(February 26, 2020)
908 m
Sunnyhill Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.04 km
Norbury High School for Girls Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.17 km
Kensington Avenue Primary School 1.17 km
Norbury Manor Primary School Good
(October 20, 2017)
1.24 km
Woodmansterne School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.28 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 1.34 km
Downsview Primary and Nursery School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.41 km
St Joseph's RC Junior School Outstanding
(June 14, 2018)
1.42 km
Goldfinch Primary School 1.46 km
St Joseph's RC Infant School Good
(January 10, 2019)
1.46 km
Dunraven School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
1.51 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.54 km
The Norwood School Good
(December 12, 2017)
1.55 km
Stanford Primary School 1.57 km
Julian's School Good
(November 23, 2017)
1.58 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 28, 2018
224 m
Park View Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2022
224 m
Zazou Emporium Ltd Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
224 m
Joybrook Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2022
231 m
Star Apple Day Care And Home Schooling Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
November 13, 2019
376 m
Minehead Road Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
429 m
Greenvale Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2022
458 m
Dutties Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 4, 2021
541 m
Best Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
February 10, 2021
549 m
Copes Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 25, 2019
553 m
Golden City ChineseTake Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
June 2, 2021
553 m
Snak Tank Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 14, 2022
553 m
Bishop Thomas Grant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 10, 2022
558 m
Monkey Puzzle Streatham Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 26, 2020
570 m
The Pied Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 5, 2022
570 m
Immanuel St. Andrew Church Other catering premises 4
Good
June 1, 2021
592 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 19, 2021
592 m
Sushi Gourmet Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 8, 2021
592 m
St .Andrews Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
609 m
Green Lane Food & Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
September 10, 2019
623 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

The Rookery Bus Stop/Station 335 m
Deerhurst Road (SW16) Bus Stop/Station 370 m
The Rookery Bus Stop/Station 377 m
Valley Road Streatham Common Bus Stop/Station 414 m
Valley Road Streatham Common Bus Stop/Station 501 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 3.21 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 3.22 km
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 3.22 km
Norbury Rail Station Rail 920 m
Streatham Rail Station Rail 1.01 km
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.07 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.71 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.71 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.73 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 28.99 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.15 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 29.39 km

Nearby Nature

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

Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 441 m
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.92 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.89 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.94 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 3.53 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.58 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 3.7 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.71 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 3.77 km
Croydon Canal Inland Water 3.96 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 4.36 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 4.56 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 36.3 Mbps 58.5 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 7.9 Mbps 8.4 Mbps 21 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% 24 4.8
30-300 Mbps 13.6% 75.8 10.2
300+ Mbps 86.4% - -

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 422,075 kWh - mean 19,185 kWh : median 18,958 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 92,466 kWh - mean 4,020 kWh : median 3,332 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 3DS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42005100
Longitude -0.12032200
OS Easting 530797
OS Northing 0170680
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