Is SW16 3NZ a good place to live?

Lambeth (SW16 3NZ), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SW16 3NZ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (24 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SW16 3NZ is a UK postcode in SW16 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Norbury, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SW16 3NZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in SW16 3NZ. It ranks in the top 25% 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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
73/100 — Good
Amenities
83/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SW16 3NZ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in SW16 3NZ.

The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Anti-social behaviour (50%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SW16, this postcode ranks 246 of 1374 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 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
1 (50%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (50%)

Schools near SW16 3NZ

95 schools near SW16 3NZ, including 24 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 79 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 48 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 8 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

79
Primary
16
Secondary
24
Outstanding
Primary schools79 schools
18
48
6
7
Outstanding (18) Good (48) Requires Improvement (6) Other / not inspected (7)
Secondary schools16 schools
6
8
1
1
Outstanding (6) Good (8) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

SW16 3NZ 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 Lidl, 0.2 miles away.

Norbury Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

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

Parks & green space

  • Norbury Park
    SW163LX
    0.3 mi
  • Streatham Common
    SW165NR
    0.4 mi
  • Sherwood Avenue Gardens
    SW165DS
    0.4 mi
  • The Rookery
    SW163BX
    0.4 mi
  • Norwood Grove
    SW163EA
    0.4 mi

Transportation

Norbury is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SW16 3NZ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Streatham Common (0.5 mi), Streatham (0.7 mi), Unknown Station (0.7 mi).

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

4
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Norbury
    SW164JR
    0.4 mi
  • Streatham Common
    SW165TF
    0.5 mi
  • Streatham
    SW166EJ
    0.7 mi
  • Unknown Station
    SW166HP
    0.7 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

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.

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