Use this guide to understand SW16 9LB in Lambeth. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
SW16 9LB
Postcode without spaces
SW169LB
Status
Active postcode
User type
Large user postcode
Introduced
February 2020
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4309200
Longitude
-0.1306690
British National Grid
530,045 E, 171,870 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Lambeth
Output Area (2021)
E00015745
LSOA (2021)
E01003118
MSOA (2021)
E02000646
Electoral ward
E05014115
Westminster constituency
E14001527
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with SW16. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01003118
30 recorded incidents
Lambeth 029C includes SW16 9LB and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Violence and sexual offences
8
Shoplifting
7
Anti-social behaviour
5
Other theft
4
Robbery
2
Theft from the person
2
Burglary
1
Drugs
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Lambeth 029C LSOA, not only to SW16 9LB. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW16 9LB Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW16 9LB postcode?
SW16 9LB is in Lambeth, England.
What do the deprivation figures for SW16 9LB describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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