Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8591
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8591 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 5AW
Crime trends · near SW16 5AW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +42%
ASB
31
YoY -16%
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +200%
Burglary
6
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
134
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,499
White Brit.20.6%
Other White13.8%
African12.6%
Caribbean12.5%
Indian6.5%
+ 9 other groups · 34.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,503
Christian54.8%
No religion17.2%
Muslim12.6%
Not answered8.2%
Hindu5.3%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,496
35–4922.1%
50–6416.6%
25–3415.3%
65–749.2%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 512
Other15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.5%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council Area
Streatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 035D E01003143
E01003143
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 035 E02000652
E02000652
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 035D E01003143
E01003143
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 035 E02000652
E02000652
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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> Present
August 1992 — Introduced
Postcode SW16 5AW 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: 8591
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003143 and MSOA E02000652 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 5AW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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