What is the median price paid for a home in SW16?

The median price paid in SW16 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £468,750. By property type the median price paid was £975,000 for detached houses, £875,000 for semi-detached houses, £625,000 for terraced houses and £385,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in SW16 in the last year?

There were 816 standard sales in SW16 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 472 were flats, 246 were terraced houses, 86 were semi-detached houses and 12 were detached houses.

Which railway stations are closest to SW16?

Streatham is the nearest station at about 0.2 miles from the centre. Streatham Common is about 0.5 miles away, Norbury about 0.9 miles and Streatham Hill about 1.0 miles. Central London is about 6 miles away in a straight line.

How many primary schools are there near SW16?

There are 13 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre of SW16. The nearest is St Andrew's Catholic Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School at about 0.5 miles.

How many estate agent branches are there in SW16?

There are 30 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW16 postcode district.

Estate agents in SW16

SW16 is a postcode district in Lambeth. HM Land Registry recorded 816 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 with a median price paid of £468,750.

House prices in SW16

Median sale price in SW16: £468,750

Homes sold in SW16, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	816 sales, median £468,750
Detached	12 sales, median £975,000
Semi-detached	86 sales, median £875,000
Terraced	246 sales, median £625,000
Flats and maisonettes	472 sales, median £385,000

Across Lambeth the average price was £546,623 in May 2026, down 2.6% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

Streatham station is about 0.2 miles from the centre of SW16, with Streatham Common about 0.5 miles away, Norbury about 0.9 miles and Streatham Hill about 1 mile. The nearest Underground stops are Tooting Bec at about 1.5 miles, then Balham and Tooting Broadway at about 1.7 miles each and Colliers Wood at about 2 miles. The A23, A214, A216, A215 and A217 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 (Chiswick Roundabout) at about 8 miles and M23 junction 7 (Hooley) at about 10 miles. London City Airport is about 10 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 14 miles. Central London is about 6 miles in a straight line.

Schools in and near SW16

SW16 has 13 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) at about 0.2 miles and St Leonard's Church of England Primary School (Church of England, academy) at about 0.3 miles. Secondary choices include Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School (Roman Catholic, sixth form) at about 0.5 miles and Dunraven School (sixth form, academy) at about 0.8 miles. The nearest independent school is Streatham & Clapham High School GDST (girls only) at about 0.9 miles. Burlington House School Tooting, a special school, is about 0.7 miles away. For further education, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic) is about 2.1 miles away.

Living in SW16

SW16 is an urban postcode district in Lambeth, home to about 81,000 residents. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 130 shops, including seven supermarkets and more than 20 convenience stores. Tesco Extra is about 0.1 miles away, with Marks & Spencer and Aldi about 0.2 miles and Sainsbury's about 0.3 miles. Food and drink options include ten pubs, among them Earl Ferrers and The Rabbit Hole at about 0.1 miles, along with more than 25 cafés, around 11 restaurants and more than 15 takeaways. For health, there are three doctors' surgeries, with The Vale Surgery and Streatham Common Practice both about 0.5 miles away. Five pharmacies and three dentists are mapped and the nearest hospital with an emergency department is St George's Hospital at about 2.0 miles. Streatham Tate Library is about 0.5 miles away and Greyhound Lane Post Office about 0.4 miles. Nine named parks include Streatham Memorial Garden, Streatham Green at about 0.3 miles and Streatham Common at about 0.4 miles.

A short history of SW16

Streatham takes its name from a hamlet on the Roman road running from London to the south coast. In the late seventh century land here and in Tooting Graveney was granted to Chertsey Abbey, confirmed in 933. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Estreham, held by Bec-Hellouin Abbey from Richard de Tonbrige, with 2 hides, 1 virgate and 6½ ploughlands of cultivated land and 4 acres of meadow and herbage, rendering £4 5s 0d yearly. In the 1730s the brewer Ralph Thrale built Streatham Park, demolished in 1863. Park Hill was rebuilt in the early 19th century for William Leaf and later became home to Henry Tate. Frederick Wheeler designed the shop parades near Streatham Green, built between 1884 and 1891. Of 41 listed buildings nearby three are Grade II*: the Park Hill villa, the Church of the English Martyrs and the Waterworks Pumping Station.

Sport and leisure

Tooting Bec Lido and Streatham Common Paddling Pool are the swimming facilities and Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre is also in or near the area. Tooting Bec Athletics Track covers athletics, Wigmore Lawn Tennis Club and Woodfield Grove Tennis Club cover tennis and Belmont Bowling Club covers bowls. There is also a Multi-Use Games Area. Open space includes Streatham Common, Tooting Bec Common, Tooting Graveney Common, Norbury Park, Furzedown Recreation Ground and Streatham Vale Park. Nature reserves include Streatham Common Nature Reserve, Eardley Road Sidings, Unigate Wood and Maggie's Garden. A number of children's playgrounds are also found locally. Virgin Active, The Gym Group and PureGym provide gym facilities.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in SW16?: The median price paid in SW16 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £468,750. By property type the median price paid was £975,000 for detached houses, £875,000 for semi-detached houses, £625,000 for terraced houses and £385,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in SW16 in the last year?: There were 816 standard sales in SW16 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 472 were flats, 246 were terraced houses, 86 were semi-detached houses and 12 were detached houses.
Which railway stations are closest to SW16?: Streatham is the nearest station at about 0.2 miles from the centre. Streatham Common is about 0.5 miles away, Norbury about 0.9 miles and Streatham Hill about 1.0 miles. Central London is about 6 miles away in a straight line.
How many primary schools are there near SW16?: There are 13 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre of SW16. The nearest is St Andrew's Catholic Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School at about 0.5 miles.
How many estate agent branches are there in SW16?: There are 30 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW16 postcode district.

Areas near SW16

SW16 is in Lambeth.

Estate agents near SW16

Holmes Estate AgentsLambeth SW16 6NN0.3 miles
Andrews Letting And ManagementLambeth SW16 1HS0.4 miles
Andrews Estate Agents StreathamLambeth SW16 1HS0.4 miles
Douglas & Gordon Estate Agents StreathamLambeth SW16 2UG0.4 miles
Stevens Sales Lettings & ManagementLambeth SW16 5SD0.4 miles
Union Letting & SalesLambeth SW16 2AS0.5 miles
We Can PropertiesLambeth SW16 5TE0.5 miles
United Estates Ltd.Lambeth SW16 1PH0.5 miles
Barnard Marcus Estate AgentsWandsworth SW16 6NS0.5 miles
Alexander Seymour LtdWandsworth SW16 6SQ0.7 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW16.