Postcode SW16 5RD (Croydon)

Map showing SW16 5RD and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW16 5RD is located in Croydon, in the county of Outer London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW16 5RD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW16 5RD is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 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 5RD as Multicultural metropolitans > Asian traits > Multicultural new arrivals.

The closest road name to SW16 5RD is Upwood Road which is centered 29 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Freeman Court and is 161 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.59 km away at Beddington Lane Tram Stop The closest railway station is Norbury Rail Station, 273 m away.

The closest primary school to SW16 5RD (for ages 11 and under) is Norbury Manor Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 20, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Harris Academy Merton. The last OFSTED inspection on September 27, 2012 rated this school as Outstanding

The nearest takeaway food is available from American Style Southern Fried Chicken and is 241 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on September 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 97.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.5 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 2.5 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 5RD is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Croydon 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 5RD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Upwood Road 29 m
Lloyd Avenue 35 m
Croindene Road 90 m
Southbrook Road 104 m
Colebrook Road 110 m
Abingdon Road 149 m
Bishops Park Road 171 m
Oakhill Road 172 m
Fairview Road 173 m
Roche Road 180 m
Scott Close 200 m
Semley Road 231 m
Hatch Road 269 m
Stanford Road 298 m
Bavant Road 301 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW16 5RD

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 5RD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Norbury Manor Primary School Good
(October 20, 2017)
115 m
Stanford Primary School 653 m
Woodmansterne School Good
(May 15, 2019)
666 m
Norbury High School for Girls Good
(March 14, 2017)
1 km
Kensington Avenue Primary School 1 km
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 1, 2015)
1.06 km
Harris Academy Merton Outstanding
(September 27, 2012)
1.1 km
Granton Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
1.14 km
Harris Primary Academy Merton Outstanding
(July 12, 2017)
1.18 km
William Morris Primary School Good
(February 9, 2017)
1.19 km
Winterbourne Boys' Academy Good
(March 1, 2017)
1.51 km
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.51 km
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Requires improvement
(December 12, 2019)
1.51 km
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Outstanding
(October 25, 2012)
1.52 km
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
1.55 km
Lonesome Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
1.57 km
Goldfinch Primary School 1.63 km
CACFO UK Education Centre Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
1.64 km
The Sherwood School Good
(November 15, 2017)
1.7 km
Beecholme Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
1.71 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
CH And Co Catering At Norbury Manor Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
115 m
Roselands Residential Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 17, 2021
239 m
Al Noor Food Drive Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
241 m
American Style Southern Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
September 23, 2021
241 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 23, 2021
241 m
Mamma's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 14, 2022
241 m
Norbury Palace Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
December 1, 2021
241 m
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
241 m
Beirut Rock Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
271 m
Charsi Karahi Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
September 13, 2021
271 m
Hopy Shop Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
January 12, 2022
271 m
Laziz Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
October 27, 2021
271 m
Morleys Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
December 8, 2020
271 m
SnackPi Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
271 m
V.J. Minimarket Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 11, 2019
271 m
AA Metro Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 7, 2020
272 m
Frydays's Traditional Fish And Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
272 m
Ideal Sweets Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 7, 2020
272 m
Sizzlerz Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 1, 2021
272 m
Affogato Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
October 15, 2021
274 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Freeman Court Bus Stop/Station 161 m
Freeman Court Bus Stop/Station 176 m
Norbury Bus Stop/Station 246 m
Oakhill Road Bus Stop/Station 258 m
Oakhill Road Bus Stop/Station 274 m
Beddington Lane Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Beddington Lane Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Beddington Lane Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Norbury Rail Station Rail 273 m
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.07 km
Streatham Common Rail Station Rail 1.13 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 7.34 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 7.35 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 7.36 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 27.87 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 28.03 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 28.27 km

Nearby Nature

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

Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 775 m
Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.16 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.54 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 3.56 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 3.67 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.67 km
Selby Green Woodland Or Forest 4.02 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.05 km
St Alban's Grove Woodland Or Forest 4.09 km
Croydon Canal Inland Water 4.23 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 4.27 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 4.36 km
Waddon Ponds Inland Water 4.46 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 74.3 Mbps 97.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 14.4 Mbps 14.5 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% 17 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 74.7 15.1
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 249,490 kWh - mean 16,633 kWh : median 16,306 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 47,783 kWh - mean 3,186 kWh : median 3,343 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW16 5RD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.41036700
Longitude -0.12652900
OS Easting 530393
OS Northing 0169592
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15555
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Croydon North
Electoral Ward Norbury & Pollards Hill
Local Authority District Croydon
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London South

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000008
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Croydon
Cancer Alliance North West and South West London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
South West London Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South West London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Asian traits
Subgroup: Multicultural new arrivals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Croydon BUASD
Workplace Zone E33033097
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Croydon 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Croydon 004A
Output Area / Small Area 4C2