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On Besley Street, in Furzedown East
What it's like at SW16 6BG: every home that has sold on Besley Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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14 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Besley Street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 93 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 55, Besley StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £250,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69, Besley StreetFlat | Jul 2015 | £351,150 | 52 m² | £6,753/m² | 3 |
| 69a, Besley StreetFlat | Aug 2013 | £250,000 | 52 m² | £4,808/m² | 2 |
| 71, Besley StreetTerraced | Jan 2008 | £265,000 | 92 m² | £2,880/m² | 1 |
| 73, Besley StreetTerraced | Jan 2022 | £340,000 | 45 m² | £7,556/m² | 4 |
| 73a, Besley StreetFlat | Sept 2021 | £360,000 | 44 m² | £8,182/m² | 4 |
| 75, Besley StreetFlat | Feb 2021 | £355,000 | 49 m² | £7,245/m² | 6 |
| Flat A, 75, Besley StreetFlat | Feb 2004 | £153,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 77, Besley StreetTerraced | Nov 2025 | £400,000 | 44 m² | £9,091/m² | 5 |
| 77a, Besley StreetFlat | Mar 2022 | £315,000 | 50 m² | £6,300/m² | 4 |
| 79, Besley StreetFlat | Apr 2007 | £186,000 | 47 m² | £3,957/m² | 2 |
| 79a, Besley StreetFlat | Jan 2006 | £164,000 | 51 m² | £3,216/m² | 1 |
| 83, Besley StreetTerraced | Jan 2014 | £430,000 | 96 m² | £4,479/m² | 2 |
| 85, Besley StreetTerraced | Jul 2002 | £107,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 85a, Besley StreetFlat | Sept 2023 | £370,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 85b, Besley StreetFlat | Dec 2011 | £197,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 87, Besley StreetTerraced | Jul 2024 | £675,000 | 128 m² | £5,273/m² | 6 |
| 89, Besley StreetTerraced | Sept 2017 | £591,000 | 80 m² | £7,388/m² | 3 |
| 91, Besley StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2026 | £595,000 | 111 m² | £5,360/m² | 1 |
| 95, Besley StreetTerraced | Feb 2001 | £67,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 97, Besley StreetTerraced | Sept 2008 | £287,250 | – | – | 2 |
| 99, Besley StreetTerraced | Feb 2026 | £725,000 | 84 m² | £8,631/m² | 3 |
| 101, Besley StreetTerraced | Dec 2002 | £200,000 | 70 m² | £2,857/m² | 2 |
| 103, Besley StreetTerraced | Aug 2021 | £550,000 | 70 m² | £7,857/m² | 4 |
| 105, Besley StreetTerraced | Feb 2024 | £750,000 | 101 m² | £7,426/m² | 6 |
| 107, Besley StreetTerraced | Dec 2015 | £460,000 | 86 m² | £5,349/m² | 2 |
| 109, Besley StreetTerraced | Jun 1999 | £90,600 | 79 m² | £1,147/m² | 1 |
| 113, Besley StreetTerraced | Jan 2024 | £570,000 | 116 m² | £4,914/m² | 2 |
| 115, Besley StreetTerraced | Dec 2022 | £745,000 | 78 m² | £9,551/m² | 2 |
| 119, Besley StreetTerraced | Feb 2003 | £179,000 | 87 m² | £2,057/m² | 1 |
| 121, Besley StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2003 | £265,000 | 124 m² | £2,137/m² | 2 |
| 125, Besley StreetTerraced | Feb 2011 | £185,000 | 85 m² | £2,176/m² | 1 |
| 127, Besley StreetTerraced | Jan 2023 | £550,000 | 80 m² | £6,875/m² | 4 |
| 129, Besley StreetTerraced | Mar 2002 | £67,500 | 68 m² | £993/m² | 2 |
| 131, Besley StreetTerraced | Mar 2011 | £185,000 | 80 m² | £2,313/m² | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Streatham Common, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 2.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Dahomey Road, 350 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 333, 57, 201); 60 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 9 km away as the crow flies.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Penwortham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Woodmansterne School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 49.3 · 16.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Graveney School (0.7 km) and St Mark's Church of England Academy (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (6.1 km) and Sutton Grammar School (7.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Late Shop, 450 m away, with Zoop Services closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Greyswood Practice (250 m), with Watts Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Greater Tomorrow Unisex Salon is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St George's Hospital (Tooting), 2.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Dallas Chicken & Pizza is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Streatham Conservative Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (64%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 64% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Eardley Road Sidings Nature Reserve, 400 m away; for exercise, Multi-Use Games Area (650 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 9.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.0 µg/m³).
48 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Tooting constituency: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP (Labour), since June 2016. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 19,487 (36.8%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Labour 55%, Conservative 18%, Green Party 11%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
94 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SW16 6BG →
On this street: 0 of 67 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.3% | 69.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.4% | 10.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 19.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 22 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 20% socially.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 50% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 93 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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