Streatham St Leonard's is a ward in the south of Lambeth, on the southern fringe of London, centred around the busy Streatham High Road and the historic core near St Leonard's Church. The area sits close to Streatham Common and is a patchwork of Victorian terraces, interwar and post‑war housing, with pockets of newer development and ongoing regeneration projects.
Locally it has a multicultural, family‑oriented feel, with a strong high‑street economy of independent shops, cafés and pubs alongside community groups and annual events. There are interesting layers of history visible in the church and older buildings, while contemporary social change is marked by rising house prices, active community organising and efforts to improve public spaces and local transport links.
Postcode districts covering Streatham St. Leonard's
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.8 miles
- Islington 8.2 miles
- City of Westminster 5.9 miles
- Bexley 12.1 miles
- Sutton 5.4 miles
- Crawley 21.7 miles
- Croydon 5.2 miles
- Slough 21.3 miles
- Harrow 14.4 miles
- Watford 19.9 miles
- Woking 21.1 miles
- Grays 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Streatham Wells Ward 0.5 miles
- Streatham Common & Vale Ward 0.7 miles
- Streatham Hill East Ward 0.9 miles
- Furzedown Ward 0.9 miles
- South Balham Ward 0.9 miles
- Streatham Hill West & Thornton Ward 1 mile
- Knight's Hill Ward 1.1 miles
- Tooting Bec Ward 1.2 miles
- St. Martin's Ward 1.2 miles
- Graveney Ward 1.3 miles
- Norbury Park Ward 1.3 miles
- Clapham Park Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Streatham St. Leonard's
SW16 1JF, SW16 6JU, SW16 1QS, SW16 5NN, SW16 1JX, SW16 1JU, SW16 1JB, SW16 5SD, SW16 1JS … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 14.3 miles
- Streatham Train Station 0.2 miles
- Streatham Hill Station 0.6 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.2 miles
Hotels near Streatham St. Leonard's Ad
- Half Moon 2.1 miles
- Gateway Hotel 2 1.7 miles
- The Resident Victoria 4 4.8 miles
- The Bedford Balham 1.2 miles
- Staybridge Suites London-Vauxhall 4 4.3 miles
- Hotel Cafe Royal 5 5.6 miles
- The Stafford London 5 5.3 miles
- The Ampersand Hotel 5 4.9 miles
- Page8, Page Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites & Residences, London 5 4.8 miles
Schools in Streatham St. Leonard's
- St Leonard's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 1.3 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 2.3 miles
- Selhurst Park Stadium 2.9 miles
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 3.6 miles
- The Oval Stadium 3.8 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 3.8 miles
- Tate Britain Museum 4.3 miles
- Beckenham Library Library 4.3 miles
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 4.3 miles
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 4.4 miles
- Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Stadium 4.4 miles
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 4.6 miles