Is SW16 3DX a good place to live?

Lambeth (SW16 3DX), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SW16 3DX has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (27 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SW16 3DX is a UK postcode in SW16 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Norbury, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SW16 3DX include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in SW16 3DX. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SW16.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
4/5 — Good
Schools
74/100 — Good
Amenities
83/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SW16 3DX is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in SW16 3DX.

The most common categories are Violent crime (18%), Other theft (18%), Vehicle crime (18%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SW16, this postcode ranks 738 of 1374 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
11last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

SW16 district average
463 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
2 (18%)
Other Theft
2 (18%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (18%)
Drugs
1 (9%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (9%)
Other Crime
1 (9%)

Schools near SW16 3DX

95 schools near SW16 3DX, including 27 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 45 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 8 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

78
Primary
17
Secondary
27
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
20
45
6
7
Outstanding (20) Good (45) Requires Improvement (6) Other / not inspected (7)
Secondary schools17 schools
7
8
1
1
Outstanding (7) Good (8) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

SW16 3DX has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.2 miles away.

Streatham Common is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    SW163PY
    0.2 mi
  • Lidl
    SW163LH
    0.3 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SW165PY
    0.5 mi
  • ALDI
    SW166HP
    0.6 mi
  • M&S Food
    SW166EJ
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Streatham Common
    SW165NR
    0.3 mi
  • The Rookery
    SW163BX
    0.4 mi
  • Sherwood Avenue Gardens
    SW165DS
    0.4 mi
  • Streatham Memorial Garden
    SW163HD
    0.4 mi
  • Norbury Park
    SW163LX
    0.4 mi

Transportation

Norbury is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SW16 3DX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Streatham Common (0.5 mi), Streatham (0.6 mi), Unknown Station (0.6 mi).

In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

4
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Norbury
    SW164JR
    0.5 mi
  • Streatham Common
    SW165TF
    0.5 mi
  • Streatham
    SW166EJ
    0.6 mi
  • Unknown Station
    SW166HP
    0.6 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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