Is SW16 4AS a good place to live?
Lambeth (SW16 4AS), London, England
View SW16 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW16 4AS has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 2/5 (low)
- Schools: 94 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW16 4AS is a UK postcode in SW16 with a low crime rate and a notably low safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Norbury, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW16 4AS 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, 78 incidents were reported in SW16 4AS. It ranks 1366 of 1374 for safety within SW16.
Overall score
Good 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
- 2/5 — Poor
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW16 4AS is rated 2/5 for safety, which is notably low.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 78 incidents were reported in SW16 4AS.
The most common categories are Violent crime (37%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), Drugs (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW16, this postcode ranks 1366 of 1374 for safety.
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
Schools near SW16 4AS
94 schools near SW16 4AS, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 50 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 7 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW16 4AS is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.3 miles away.
Norbury Hall Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.3 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Norbury Hall Park0.1 mi
- Tree Space0.2 mi
- Pollards Hill0.4 mi
- Norbury Park0.5 mi
- Green Lane Sports Ground0.6 mi
Transportation
Norbury is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SW16 4AS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Norbury0.4 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
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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