Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12619
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12619 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SW16 1BU
Crime trends · near SW16 1BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY +8%
ASB
40
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
2
YoY -71%
Criminal damage
9
YoY -10%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
148
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,847
White Brit.42.8%
Other White17.9%
Caribbean6.7%
African4.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.0%
+ 11 other groups · 24.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,852
Christian44.0%
No religion39.0%
Muslim7.0%
Not answered6.3%
Other religion1.7%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,856
25–3428.1%
35–4923.6%
50–6415.1%
10–156.8%
20–246.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.3%
Households
Total households: 816
Other26.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 28.9%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council Area
Streatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Streatham St Leonard's
Constituency code
E14001527
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lambeth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lambeth
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
South East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lambeth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lambeth 029B E01003117
E01003117
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 029 E02000646
E02000646
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 029B E01003117
E01003117
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 029 E02000646
E02000646
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SW16 1BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12619
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003117 and MSOA E02000646 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 1BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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