SW16 3BU
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Property report — SW16 3BU
Open-data due diligence for SW16 3BU and the area around it.
SW16 3BU in brief: 20 recorded sales (£75,000–£1,585,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SW16 3BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SW16 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£745,594
Population
25,849
Crimes recorded
59
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SW16 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (11 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | £325,000 | FLAT 6, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2021-06-10 | £1,585,000 | 18 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 2018-01-19 | £360,000 | FLAT 5, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2015-10-19 | £578,368 | FLAT 3, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2015-08-17 | £350,000 | FLAT 1, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2015-07-15 | £1,250,000 | 18 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 2014-11-14 | £365,000 | FLAT 4, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2013-06-14 | £190,000 | FLAT 5, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2012-06-29 | £275,000 | FLAT 7, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2012-04-11 | £201,000 | FLAT 6, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2010-01-29 | £207,500 | FLAT 4, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2006-03-07 | £715,000 | 19 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 2002-03-27 | £572,500 | 18 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 2000-12-15 | £140,000 | FLAT 4, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2000-12-08 | £151,000 | FLAT 2, 21 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 2000-03-20 | £595,000 | 20 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 1999-06-18 | £75,000 | FLAT 1, 22 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Flat |
| 1998-09-04 | £300,000 | 19 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 1997-12-08 | £410,000 | FLAT 2, 17 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
| 1996-06-26 | £240,000 | 18 STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH | Detached |
20 recorded sales on SW16 3BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sunnyhill Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Crown Lane Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's College | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2020) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE (0.2 mi) · VALLEY ROAD SURGERY (0.6 mi) · THE VALE SURGERY (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · CROYDON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.3 mi) · CROYDON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 9, STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH SW1 (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · TROUGH WITH DRINKING FOUNTAIN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 496, STREATHAM HIGH ROAD (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COPES PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · SHACKLOCK CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · WATTS PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Streatham (0.5 mi) · Streatham Common (0.6 mi) · Norbury (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.3 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 9,919
Owned 50% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 31%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SW16 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SW16 3 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 66/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SW16 3BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSW16 | SectorSW16 3 | PostcodeSW16 3BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £580,669 | £745,594 | £444,268 |
| Population | 106,990 | 25,849 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 621 | 59 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 87% | 87% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SW16 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.