SE1 7RD Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Waterloo & South Bank. Region: London.
Streets
- Frazier Street, London: 51 addresses
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 F (26% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 256-260 Waterloo Road SE1 8RF, permissioned (200 m)
- 256-260 Waterloo Road SE1 8RF, permissioned (200 m)
- 239 Waterloo Road SE1 8XH, permissioned (240 m)
- 239 Waterloo Road SE1 8XH, permissioned (240 m)
- 2-4 Hercules Road, permissioned (310 m)
- 121 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7HR: up to 7 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- McLaren House, St George’s Circus, not permissioned (310 m)
- McLaren House, St George's Circus: up to 278 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 50 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 50 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
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Waterloo 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m | |
| Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lambeth North Underground Station | 260 m |
| Waterloo Underground Station | 470 m | |
| Southwark Underground Station | 510 m | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m, 82 within 800 m; nearest Lower Marsh Lambeth North | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Eye Waterloo Pier | 760 m |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Waterloo Health Centre | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington House (Dental Surgery) | 160 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 700 m |
| Police station | Kennington Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Waterloo Millennium Green 3,540 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park 6.4 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 820 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Vic Theatre, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north. 234 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Vic Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north |
| Obelisk at the Centre of St George's Circus | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-east |
| Church of St John with All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north |
| Stone Statue of Edward Vi at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 800 m south-west |
| Victoria Tower Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km west |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 910 m north-west |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Duck Island | Island | 1.5 km west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.3 km south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.6 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.8 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 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 | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Frazier Street.