Area Information for Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE

Ambleside Avenue in Lambeth is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Streatham St Leonard's ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Streatham and Croydon North. This page combines information for the address Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of SW16 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for SW16 1QE.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Lambeth
Ward Streatham St Leonard's
Constituency Streatham and Croydon North * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 66 property sales in Ambleside Avenue, SW16 1QE since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being private rental. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Streatham St Leonard's), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in February 2025, when 210 crimes were reported within half a mile of SW16 1QE.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE:

Thirlmere Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QW
Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QP
Tooting Bec Gardens, Lambeth, London, SW16 1RF
Tooting Bec Gardens, Lambeth, London, SW16 1RE
Fernwood Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1RD
Tooting Bec Gardens, Lambeth, London, SW16 1RG

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about SW16 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 66 property sales in Ambleside Avenue since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 10
Semi-Detached 20
Terraced 7
Flat (Purpose-Built) 79
Flat (Converted) 52
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 3
Total 171
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 55% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 19.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 20
Owned with Mortgage 51
Shared Ownership 1
Rented: From Council 1
Rented: Other Social 4
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 87
Rented: Other 8
Rent Free 0
Total 172

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 65
Two People 64
Three People 24
Four People 10
Five People 5
Six People 3
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 171

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of household compositions, as detailed below. No single type accounts for more than 50% of the households.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 65
Family Household 78
Other Household 26
Total 169

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 87
Deprived In One Dimension 63
Deprived In Two Dimensions 15
Deprived In Three Dimensions 5
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 171

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Streatham and Croydon North constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 49% male.

Gender
Male 181
Female 185
Total 366

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 16
5-9 14
10-14 16
15-19 8
20-24 19
25-29 50
30-34 61
35-39 35
40-44 26
45-49 26
50-54 36
55-59 24
60-64 16
65-69 7
70-74 5
75-79 7
80-84 2
85+ 1
Total 369

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode SW16 1QE does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 179
Married 90
Separated 7
Divorced 32
Widowed 9
Total 317

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 223
Good 104
Fair 28
Bad 7
Very Bad 2
Total 364

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Ambleside Avenue and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 58% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 184
Apprenticeship 5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 11
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
No GCSEs or Equivalent 58
Other 8
Total 319

Ethnic Group Embed This

Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 64% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 236
Mixed Ethnicity 37
Indian 17
Pakistani 11
Bangladeshi 4
Chinese 7
Other Asian 6
Black African 15
Black Caribbean 11
Other Black/African/Caribbean 1
Other 25
Total 370

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London), 51% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 185
European Union 76
Rest of Europe 4
Africa 16
Middle East and Asia 30
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 50
Total 361

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 185
10+ Years 87
5-10 Years 49
2-5 Years 20
Less Than 2 Years 24
Total 365

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to SW16 1QE.

Passport(s) Held
None 17
United Kingdom 198
Republic of Ireland 13
European Union 92
Rest of Europe 1
African Countries 3
Middle East or Asia 17
North America or Caribbean 9
Central and South America 19

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 132
Christian 173
Buddhist 1
Hindu 5
Jewish 0
Muslim 25
Sikh 1
Other Religion 3
Not Stated 27
Total 367

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Streatham St Leonard's ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in full-time employment - 47% of the resident population. On average, just over 34.3% of census respondents were in full-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 148
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 24
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 55
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 8
Unemployed 10
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 17
Retired 19
Looking After Home or Family 9
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 14
Other 14
Total 318

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 46
Professional Occupations 75
Associate Professional Occupations 33
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 19
Skilled Trades Occupations 20
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 12
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 7
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 1
Elementary Occupations 28
Total 241

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 69
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 79
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 24
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 53
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 14
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 16
Semi-Routine Occupation 15
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 33
Full-time Student 17
Total 320

Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE is within the Streatham St Leonard's policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 210 crimes were reported within half a mile of SW16 1QE.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 210 crimes committed near Ambleside Avenue
Neighbourhood Team Address Streatham St Leonard's
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Lambeth. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for SW16 1QE.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest railway station is Streatham (Greater London), approximately 480 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Streatham (Greater London) 480 yards
Streatham Common 0.7 miles
Streatham Hill 0.7 miles
Balham 1.2 miles
Tooting 1.3 miles
Norbury 1.3 miles
West Norwood 1.4 miles
Tulse Hill 1.5 miles
Mitcham Eastfields 1.6 miles
Wandsworth Common 1.7 miles
West Dulwich 2.1 miles
Herne Hill 2.2 miles
Gipsy Hill 2.2 miles
Haydons Road 2.3 miles
Sydenham Hill 2.4 miles
Earlsfield 2.5 miles
Clapham High Street 2.5 miles
Thornton Heath 2.5 miles
Brixton 2.5 miles
Mitcham Junction 2.7 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest Tube station is Tooting Bec, approximately 1.2 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest is St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, approximately 230 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest is Streatham & Clapham High School GDST, approximately 800 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST 800 yards  
Dunraven School (All Through) 0.7 miles March 2023
    
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 0.8 miles October 2014
    
Graveney School 0.8 miles November 2022
    
Woodmansterne School (All Through) 1.1 miles May 2019
    
Al Risalah Secondary School 1.2 miles  
City Heights E-ACT Academy 1.3 miles September 2021
    
St Joseph's College 1.3 miles February 2020
    
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 1.3 miles December 2023
    
Chestnut Grove Academy 1.4 miles January 2019
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest is Prentis Medical Centre, approximately 440 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest is Prentis Dental Studio, approximately 300 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest is Springfield University Hospital, approximately 1.6 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Ambleside Avenue, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QE. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Streatham, approximately 500 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Streatham 500 yards
Boots-Streatham 680 yards
J S Robin 720 yards
Visionary Eyecare Limited 0.6 miles
Realeyes Ltd 0.8 miles
Pearl Vision 1.3 miles
Boots Opticians Balham 1.3 miles
Clair Vision 1.3 miles
Perfect Vision 1.3 miles
Optics Vision 1.3 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in SW16 1QE

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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