Postcode SW16 5AP (Lambeth)

Map showing SW16 5AP and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW16 5AP is located in Lambeth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in August 1992 and is an active postcode. SW16 5AP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW16 5AP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.2 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 5AP as Ethnicity central > Ethnic family life > Established renting families.

The closest road name to SW16 5AP is Bates Crescent which is centered 25 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Braeside Road and is 296 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.13 km away at Tooting Broadway Underground Station The closest railway station is Streatham Common Rail Station, 453 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 5AP (for ages 11 and under) is Granton Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on July 5, 2017. 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 Sizzling Plaice and is 323 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on February 11, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 65.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.5 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 1.7 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 5AP 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 5AP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW16 5AP, and the approximate distance away.

Bates Crescent 25 m
Summerene Close 53 m
Abercairn Road 132 m
Anvil Close 152 m
Canmore Gardens 170 m
Mantlet Close 193 m
Fallsbrook Road 205 m
Eastwood Street 205 m
Braeside Road 225 m
Bencroft Road 227 m
Donnybrook Road 239 m
Besley Street 245 m
Farmhouse Road 272 m
Leverson Street 284 m
Streatham Vale 289 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 5AP

Introduction August 1992
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 5AP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Granton Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
372 m
Goldfinch Primary School 483 m
Penwortham Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
595 m
Woodmansterne School Good
(May 15, 2019)
703 m
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
775 m
Beecholme Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
782 m
Furzedown Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
900 m
Graveney School Outstanding
(March 18, 2015)
903 m
Stanford Primary School 963 m
Lonesome Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
975 m
Links Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
996 m
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 1.12 km
Gorringe Park Primary School Good
(November 16, 2017)
1.15 km
Norbury Manor Primary School Good
(October 20, 2017)
1.29 km
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
1.37 km
St Mark's Church of England Academy Good
(November 8, 2017)
1.51 km
Franciscan Primary School 1.71 km
Harris Primary Academy Merton Outstanding
(July 12, 2017)
1.72 km
Tooting Primary School Outstanding
(June 24, 2015)
1.72 km
St Mark's Primary School Good
(June 25, 2019)
1.76 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW16 5AP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aashna House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
39 m
Macintyre Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 27, 2017
142 m
Tiny Tots Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 20, 2021
202 m
The Forge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 27, 2017
231 m
Little Linguists Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 27, 2018
264 m
John's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 15, 2017
276 m
i.Ingredients Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
292 m
Casa Luso Brasileira Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
April 7, 2021
323 m
Co-op Late Shop Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 2
Needs Improvement
June 23, 2021
323 m
Four Seasons Bistro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 28, 2021
323 m
Peri Peri Original Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
January 19, 2021
323 m
Polish Plus Retailers - other 4
Good
January 19, 2021
323 m
Sizzling Plaice Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
February 11, 2021
323 m
Star Convenience Store Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 2, 2021
323 m
The Wine Leaf Retailers - other 4
Good
January 19, 2021
323 m
Granton Primary School School/college/university 2
Needs Improvement
September 9, 2021
372 m
Young People Matter - After School Club Other catering premises 4
Good
March 4, 2022
372 m
Aha Wok Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
373 m
BTB Catering Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 31, 2016
373 m
Morley's Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
373 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW16 5AP - Data from Apr 2022

Braeside Road Bus Stop/Station 296 m
Braeside Road Bus Stop/Station 316 m
Streatham Common Station Bus Stop/Station 377 m
Mitcham Lane Southcroft Road Bus Stop/Station 392 m
Streatham Common Station Bus Stop/Station 420 m
Tooting Broadway Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.13 km
Tooting Broadway Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.13 km
Tooting Broadway Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.13 km
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 453 m
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 487 m
Streatham Rail Station Rail 1.24 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.11 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.12 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 6.13 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 28.55 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 28.71 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 28.99 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW16 5AP - Data from Dec 2021

Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.88 km
Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 3.34 km
Selby Green Woodland Or Forest 3.93 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.01 km
St Alban's Grove Woodland Or Forest 4.07 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 4.29 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 4.38 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.48 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.51 km
Long Pond Inland Water 4.67 km
Ashen Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.84 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 4.89 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW16 5AP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 9.5 Mbps 65.2 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 1.1 Mbps 6.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.5 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 10 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 120.1 11.6
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 417,764 kWh - mean 11,291 kWh : median 11,098 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

37 meters consuming 125,375 kWh - mean 3,389 kWh : median 2,458 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 5AP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.41753300
Longitude -0.14230000
OS Easting 529276
OS Northing 0170361
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
8591
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: Ethnicity central
Group: Ethnic family life
Subgroup: Established renting families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lambeth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035218
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lambeth 035
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lambeth 035D
Output Area / Small Area 3A1