SW16 5SD postcode in Lambeth, England

SW16 5SD is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Streatham St Leonard's ward. It is in the Streatham and Croydon North parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Lambeth: 92% Typical price £500,000 Homes sold in SW16 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Streatham Common 100 m in a straight line

Where SW16 5SD is, and what is near it

Map of SW16 5SD and what is near it Map of SW16 5SD: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the SW16 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. SW16 5AA: also in SW16 5SW16 5AB: also in SW16 5SW16 5AT: also in SW16 5SW16 5AU: also in SW16 5SW16 5AX: also in SW16 5SW16 5AY: also in SW16 5SW16 5BS: also in SW16 5SW16 5BX: also in SW16 5SW16 5BY: also in SW16 5SW16 5DA: also in SW16 5SW16 5DR: also in SW16 5SW16 5DS: also in SW16 5SW16 5FU: also in SW16 5SW16 5FX: also in SW16 5SW16 5GA: also in SW16 5SW16 5LH: also in SW16 5SW16 5LJ: also in SW16 5SW16 5LL: also in SW16 5SW16 5LN: also in SW16 5SW16 5LP: also in SW16 5SW16 5LQ: also in SW16 5SW16 5LW: also in SW16 5SW16 5NP: also in SW16 5SW16 5NR: also in SW16 5SW16 5NT: also in SW16 5SW16 5NU: also in SW16 5SW16 5NW: also in SW16 5SW16 5NX: also in SW16 5SW16 5NY: also in SW16 5SW16 5NZ: also in SW16 5SW16 5PE: also in SW16 5SW16 5PF: also in SW16 5SW16 5PH: also in SW16 5SW16 5RP: also in SW16 5SW16 5RR: also in SW16 5SW16 5RT: also in SW16 5SW16 5RU: also in SW16 5SW16 5RW: also in SW16 5SW16 5RX: also in SW16 5SW16 5RY: also in SW16 5SW16 5RZ: also in SW16 5SW16 5SA: also in SW16 5SW16 5SB: also in SW16 5SW16 5SE: also in SW16 5SW16 5SF: also in SW16 5SW16 5SL: also in SW16 5SW16 5TD: also in SW16 5SW16 5TE: also in SW16 5SW16 5TF: also in SW16 5SW16 5TG: also in SW16 5SW16 5TQ: also in SW16 5SW16 5UP: also in SW16 5 GP 550 mWoodmansterne School 600 mGreyswood Practice 750 mStreatham station 850 mSchool 1.3 kmTram or metro 2.6 kmStreatham Common & Vale SW16 5SD Map of SW16 5SD and what is near it Map of SW16 5SD: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the SW16 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 550 mWoodmansterne School 600 mStreatham station 850 mTram or metro 2.6 kmStreatham Common & Vale SW16 5SD
  • SW16 5SD
  • Other postcodes in SW16 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4185, longitude -0.1344)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW16 5SD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SW16 5SD?

Every home and business at SW16 5SD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lambeth: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Lambeth: 99%

The line marks the figure across Lambeth.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SW16 5SD?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW16 5SD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW16 5SD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SW16 5SD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW16 5SD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lambeth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW16 5SD: 6,639 properties in Lambeth are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Lambeth

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SW16 5SD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SW16 5SD?

Homes in SW16 5 sold for a typical £500,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 157 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£500,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£503,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £835,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £540,000 85 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £352,000 61 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SW16 district: a typical £465,000 from 740 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SW16 5SD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SW16 5SD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SW16 5SD

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at SW16 5SD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW16 5SD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around SW16 5SD. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (69%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SW16 5SD

Band D in Lambeth for 2026‑27: £2,047. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,365 (band A) to £3,412 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,820.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,365
Band Babout 170 (21%)£1,592
Band Cabout 350 (44%)£1,820
Band Dabout 80 (10%)£2,047
Band Eabout 50 (6%)£2,502
Band Fabout 100 (13%)£2,957
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,412
Band Hfewer than 5£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 69% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Lambeth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW16 5SD is in (ONS area E01003145), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SW16 5SD?

The nearest open schools to SW16 5SD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW16 5SD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SW16 5SD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW16 5SD is Streatham Common Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.

  • Streatham Common Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
  • Streatham Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Tooting Broadway Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Streatham Common, 23 m away.

More stations near SW16 5SD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SW16 5SD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW16 5SD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SW16 5SD?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW16 5SD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • SSE Green Charging point · 3 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SW16 5SD?

The nearest to the centre of SW16 5SD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SW16 5SD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SW16 5SD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW16 5SD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SW16 5SD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW16 5SD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SW16 5SD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW16 5SD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SW16 5SD in a conservation area?

The centre of SW16 5SD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SW16 5SD?

Police.uk records 660 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW16 5SD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences193 reports
Anti-social behaviour158 reports
Shoplifting68 reports
Vehicle crime63 reports
Other theft42 reports
Public order34 reports

Also: burglary 30, drugs 21, theft from the person 15, robbery 15, other crime 11, possession of weapons 5, bicycle theft 4, criminal damage and arson 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SW16 5SD

Ward
Streatham St Leonard's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lambeth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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