SW16 postcode area guide — Croydon

Where is SW16?

Broadband & internet speeds in SW16

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SW16 postcode district (Croydon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,315 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.

Around 0% of premises in SW16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SW16

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Mobile signal around Croydon

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Croydon district (175,456 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SW16

Police recorded 597 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SW16

Based on 767 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW16 is £465,000, down 4.1% on the previous year (£485,000).

Latest recorded sales in SW16

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Croydon demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Croydon district (390,719 residents, 152,945 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SW16

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SW16

504 rated food businesses operate in SW16. 274 hold the top rating of 5, 115 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aashna House, Abacus Nursery School, Abbey Uplands Care Home, Ace Base Clubs, Affogato.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SW16

From a sample of 415 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SW16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Croydon

Landlines around SW16 typically use:

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What's it like living in SW16?

Postcodes in SW16

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.