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SW16 6ER · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 06 JUL 2026

SW16 6ER

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What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
73/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

This NestScope Score is anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 9,888 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. What is an area score?

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW16 6ER.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools88
9Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

65 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 104 schools in total

St Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding · 0.2 miSt Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding · 0.3 miImmanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School0.4 miBishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School0.5 miSunnyhill Primary SchoolGood · 0.5 miBurlington House School Tooting0.7 mi

Nearest top-rated: St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (Outstanding) — 0.2 mi

Safety61
74crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 74 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 48)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare77
22GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 4/10 · 22 GP, 24 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: GREYSWOOD PRACTICE — 0.3 mi

Transport87
Streatham Rail Station0.1 mi

41 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space73
7green spaces

IMD environment decile 2/10 · 29 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre — 0.1 mi

Amenities96
63supermarkets

63 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburys… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: M&S Streatham High Road Foodhall — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW16 6ER.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities). Flood zones, air quality & noise explained.

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
17.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseLoud
70dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
47dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW16.

Average sold price by property type across the SW16 district, 2021–2026 — 6,028 sales.

About SW16 6ER

SW16 6ER scores 73/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with M&S Streatham High Road Foodhall within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SW16 6ER is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 9,888 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 2/10).

There are 104 schools within the typical catchment area, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 46 rated Good. The nearest school is St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (Ofsted: Outstanding), about 4 minutes' walk away.

There were 74 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 22 GP surgeries and 24 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is GREYSWOOD PRACTICE, about 7 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 2 minutes' walk away.

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04 — Method

How this NestScope Score works.

01
We map what’s nearby. Schools, safety, healthcare, transport, green space and amenities around SW16 6ER — each measured at its own radius, from a 400 m crime count to a 2-mile school catchment.
02
We blend in national context. Every local factor is combined with England’s Index of Multiple Deprivation, so a postcode is judged both on what’s actually nearby and on how the wider neighbourhood compares nationally.
03
One score, six visible factors. Schools, Safety, Healthcare, Transport, Green space and Amenities each get their own 0–100 score; the six combine into the single NestScope Score above. No black box — see the full methodology.
05 — Questions
How many schools are near SW16 6ER?

There are 104 schools within a 2-mile catchment of SW16 6ER, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

Is SW16 6ER safe?

74 crimes were reported within 400m of SW16 6ER in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 4/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near SW16 6ER?

Transport within 0.5 miles of SW16 6ER includes 1 train station, 41 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

What is the NestScope Score for SW16 6ER?

SW16 6ER has a NestScope Score of 73/100 — a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood. The score blends six local factors — schools, safety, healthcare, transport, green space and amenities — with England's Index of Multiple Deprivation for national context. See the full methodology for how it's calculated.

How far around SW16 6ER does NestScope look?

NestScope draws on data at a different radius for each factor around SW16 6ER: schools within 2 miles, GP surgeries and hospitals within 1.5 miles, crime within 400 metres (a quarter mile), and transport, green space and supermarkets within half a mile. These radii reflect how people actually reach each type of place.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.