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SW16 Streatham Common & Vale — Family Area Report

Streatham Common & Vale · Lambeth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lambeth£2,030/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%24.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW16 is the London postcode area covering Streatham Common & Vale in the London Borough of Lambeth. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 15 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Victoria in 43 min on the morning rush. 24.3% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is SW16 in?

SW16 is in the London Borough of Lambeth. Its representative postcode sits in the Streatham Common & Vale ward. On our family-life index, SW16 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density23
Commute70

Schools

15 within 1 mile

There are 15 schools within a mile of SW16 — 8 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 405m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 425 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    277m

  • St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 406 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    405m

  • St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 387 pupils

    798m

  • Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

    Secondary · 1187 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    825m

  • Woodmansterne School

    All-through · 1637 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    993m

  • Sunnyhill Primary School

    Primary · 402 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    1008m

  • Penwortham Primary School

    Primary · 675 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    1172m

  • Granton Primary School

    Primary · 637 pupils

    1180m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SW16 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    3
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    7

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    45 min
    via Thameslink + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    49 min
    via Thameslink & Circle + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    48 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    56 min
    via Southern & Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    54 min
    via Southern & District
    VictoriaFastest
    43 min
    via Southern

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Victoria in 43 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode SW16. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SW16 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Streatham Common & Vale, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is SW16 in?
    SW16 is in the London Borough of Lambeth. Its representative postcode falls in the Streatham Common & Vale ward. SW16 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is SW16 a good area for families?
    SW16 (Streatham Common & Vale, Lambeth) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in SW16?
    There are 15 schools within a mile of SW16, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW16 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SW16?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW16 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW16 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SW16 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW16 is Victoria in about 43 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SW16?
    24.3% of households in SW16's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near SW16

    The closest postcodes to SW16 we cover are SE27 (Knight's Hill, ~2.1km), SW17 (Tooting Bec, ~2.7km), CR4 (Figge's Marsh, ~2.8km) and CR7 (Bensham Manor, ~2.9km). Families weighing SW16 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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