SE1 7DF Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Waterloo & South Bank. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Lambeth in 2026-27: Band D £2,047 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,365 | £1,592 | £1,820 | £2,047 | £2,502 | £2,957 | £3,412 | £4,094 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (44% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 136, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 138, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 140 AND 142, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 144 AND 146, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 148, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 150, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 152 AND 154, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- 156,158 AND 160, LAMBETH ROAD, grade II
- GARDEN WALLS AND PIERS TO FRONT OF NUMBERS 148-160 (EVEN), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2-4 Hercules Road, permissioned (260 m)
- Denby Court 99 And 109 Lambeth Walk: up to 141 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Garages at Walcot Square, permissioned (330 m)
- 121 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7HR: up to 7 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Royal Street Site, South Bank London SE1 7LW: up to 4 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Garages At Bishops Terrace London SE11 4TT: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 103 Brook Drive SE11 4TU, permissioned (510 m)
- 103 Brook Drive SE11 4TU, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 33 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 33 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Waterloo 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m | |
| Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lambeth North Underground Station | 300 m |
| Waterloo Underground Station | 790 m | |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 920 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Lambeth Road / Kennington Road | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 540 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Park Plaza London Waterloo Hotel Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 51 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Waterloo Health Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cam Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 27 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Se1 Dental | 180 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 410 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 180 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Archbishop's Park 3.9 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park 6.4 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 780 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lamlash Street Allotments 880 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lambeth Palace, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 380 m west. 313 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 14 of them Grade I and 44 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 380 m west |
| Lambeth Palace | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m west |
| Tomb of Admiral Bligh in St Mary's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m west |
| Tomb of John Tradescant and His Family in St Mary's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Victoria Tower Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m west |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 920 m west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 950 m west |
| The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| The Globe Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.0 km north-west |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 1.4 km north-west |
| St James's Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.1 km south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 5.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 29.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 39 | 18 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 27 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 0 |
42 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 48 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.