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SW16 2AB

POSTCODE

SW16 2AB is a postcode in Streatham Common & Vale.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4243, -0.1228
OS grid TQ306711 (530,611, 171,146)
IMD England
7/10
#20566
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
MoM +51% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XCVFG+PV
Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£452,833
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£452,833
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for SW16 2AB

England
Country
Lambeth
Local Authority
Streatham Common & Vale
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SW16 2AB
Coordinates
51.4243, -0.1228
Grid reference
TQ306711
Easting
530,611
Northing
171,146
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCVFG+PV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lambeth
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lambeth
National Park
Non-National Park

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20566
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20566 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.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · SW16 2AB
HM Land Registry · Lambeth
Average price
£492,962
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £452,833
View district SW16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £275,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£663k£275k
May '24Sep '24Jun '25Oct '25Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near SW16 2AB

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SW16 2AB

Counts are for Streatham Common & Vale electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY -16%
604122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
40
YoY stable
71409
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -27%
19125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

153
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,760
White Brit.41.1%
Other White18.1%
Caribbean6.2%
African6.1%
Pakistani3.9%
+ 9 other groups · 24.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,755
Christian39.8%
No religion37.3%
Not answered10.4%
Muslim9.1%
Hindu2.3%
+ other · 1.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,762
35–4925.0%
25–3420.5%
50–6416.6%
65–747.9%
≤45.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.4%

Households

Total households: 703
Other19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 34.7%

Administrative Information

Lambeth
Local Authority
Council Area
Streatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Streatham Common & Vale
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 England
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 030D E01003149
E01003149
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 030 E02000647
E02000647
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 030D E01003149
E01003149
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 030 E02000647
E02000647
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

5:39 AM6:09 PM
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 2AB 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: 20566
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003149 and MSOA E02000647 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 2AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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