property, houses and flats to rent in Streatham

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neighbouring areas

Balham Coombe Mortlake St James's
Barnes Earls Court Parsons Green Stockwell
Battersea Earlsfield Pimlico Tooting
Belgravia East Putney Putney Vauxhall
Belgravia mews houses East Sheen Raynes Park Victoria
Brixton Fulham Richmond Vincent Square
Brixton Station Hurlingham Sheen Wandsworth
Brompton Kensington Southfields West Brompton
Chelsea Kew South Kensington Westminster
Clapham Knightsbridge South Wimbledon Wimbledon

 

Postcodes

SW1 SW15 SW20 SW8
SW10 SW16 SW3 SW9
SW11 SW17 SW4 TW10
SW12 SW18 SW5 TW9
SW13 SW19 SW6  
SW14 SW2 SW7  

Streatham literally means "the hamlet on the street" and was originally a Roman Road from the capital Londinium to the south coast. Between the First and Second World Wars, Streatham developed as a location for entertainment and became known as "the West End of South London".

Families and individuals looking for property to rent in Streatham, or for buy-to-let opportunities, will quickly discover that Streatham's amenities and transport options are good and that the area has some very desirable, large properties. Houses to rent in Streatham offering four bedrooms in a period property, close to one of five railway stations that serve the area, will cost in the region of £1,850 per month. Flats to rent in Streatham offering two bedrooms in Victorian townhouse conversions, close to good public transport will, typically, have a monthly rental of £950.

Amenities for properties in Streatham

Streatham offers a plethora of entertainment venues including an eight-screen cinema, ten-pin bowling, bingo, nightclubs, an ice-rink, and a leisure centre. Streatham High Road claims to be the longest high street in Western Europe and has been named a conservation area by English Heritage. There is a good selection of restaurants and shops, including small, local retailers and well-known chains.

Streatham has several primary schools in the immediate area including Christ Church C of E Primary School in Cotherstone Road just off the A205; Hitherfield Primary School in Leigham Vale; and Streatham Wells Primary School in Palace Road. Dunraven Secondary School is in Leigham Court Road and Graveney School, in neighbouring Furzedown, is one of the highest achieving secondary schools in London.

Transport in Streatham

There are five mainline railways stations serving the Streatham area: Streatham, Streatham Common, Streatham Hill and nearby Tulse Hill and, to the south, Norbury. Streatham Station also lies on the Thameslink route from Luton to Sutton. Streatham is well-served by bus routes and has good road access to central London and the M25.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to rent in Streatham, which is in the London Borough of Lambeth and covered by postal district SW16, you may also wish to consider neighbouring areas such as Clapham, Brixton, Tooting and West Norwood.