Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£850,000
Median property price
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Annual change
London
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SW16 4DS
Postcode
SW16 4DS
Coordinates
51.4031, -0.1187
Grid reference
TQ309687
Easting
530,956
Northing
168,793
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCV3J+6G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Croydon
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Croydon
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.
20204
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20204 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 & WalesProperty sales · SW16 4DS
HM Land Registry · Croydon
Average price
£850,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £850,000
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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 4DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW16 4DS
Counts are for Norbury & Pollards Hill 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
25
YoY +32%
412917
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY +29%
41258
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.21.3%
Indian15.1%
Pakistani12.1%
Caribbean11.1%
Other White10.3%
+ 10 other groups · 30.2%
Religion
Christian44.9%
Muslim23.2%
No religion15.7%
Hindu7.2%
Not answered6.0%
+ 2 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4918.9%
25–3413.6%
65–7411.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Other11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.7%
Any member 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
+ 8 other households · 43.5%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaStreatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Norbury & Pollards Hill
Constituency code
E14001527
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Croydon, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Croydon
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Croydon
Sub ICB Location
NHS South West London ICB - 36L
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Croydon 004E E01001091
E01001091MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 004 E02000197
E02000197LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 004E E01001091
E01001091MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 004 E02000197
E02000197Urban: 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 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 fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SW16 4DS 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: 20204
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001091 and MSOA E02000197 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 4DS 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
Schools near SW16 4DS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateGirls · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 32%
PrimaryStateBoys · Ages 7–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 37%
Attainment 8
46.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
55%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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