High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SW16 4PP
Postcode
SW16 4PP
Coordinates
51.4088, -0.1268
Grid reference
TQ303694
Easting
530,379
Northing
169,416
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCV5F+G7
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.
9295
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9295 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SW16 4PP
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW16 4PP
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.18.6%
Other White15.2%
Caribbean11.4%
African10.4%
Indian9.2%
+ 9 other groups · 35.2%
Religion
Christian47.0%
No religion19.2%
Muslim17.5%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu5.6%
+ 2 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
50–6416.0%
25–3415.6%
10–158.0%
20–246.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Other17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.9%
Any member 66+8.4%
+ 8 other households · 39.6%
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 004C E01001089
E01001089MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 004 E02000197
E02000197LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 004C E01001089
E01001089MSOA 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 4PP 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: 9295
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001089 and MSOA E02000197 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 4PP 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 4PP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
38%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
49.3
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
53.7
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
78%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 37%
Attainment 8
46.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
90%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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