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 miles17.4 km
- Islington 8.2 miles13.2 km
- City of Westminster 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Bexley 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Sutton 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Crawley 21.7 miles35 km
- Croydon 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Slough 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Harrow 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Watford 19.9 miles32 km
- Woking 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Grays 20.5 miles32.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Streatham Wells Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Streatham Common & Vale Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Streatham Hill East Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Furzedown Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- South Balham Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Streatham Hill West & Thornton Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Knight's Hill Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Tooting Bec Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- St. Martin's Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Graveney Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Norbury Park Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Clapham Park Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
Example postcodes in Streatham St. Leonard's
SW16 1BZ, SW16 1RB, SW16 1QN, SW16 6JU, SW16 1QY, SW16 6LN, SW16 2AY, SW16 6LS, SW16 9PB … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.6 miles15.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 14.3 miles23 km
- Streatham Train Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Streatham Hill Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.2 miles8.4 km
Hotels near Streatham St. Leonard's Ad
- Hotel 41 5 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Egerton House 5 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Dorchester 5 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Lanesborough, Oetker Collection 5 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Lodge Hotel - Putney 4 3.8 miles6 km
- The Peninsula London 5 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Park Hyatt London River Thames 5 3.7 miles6 km
- The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London 5 4.8 miles7.8 km
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 miles2 km
- Ritzy Theatre 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Selhurst Park Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Oval Stadium 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Brit Oval Stadium 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Tate Britain Museum 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Beckenham Library Library 4.3 miles7 km
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 4.3 miles7 km
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 4.6 miles7.4 km