SE11 4FA Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 2017. Ward: Kennington. 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 D (24% of about 1,020 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Knight's Walk Estate, pending decision (190 m)
- Woodlands Nursing Home 1 Dugard Way London SE11 4TH: up to 126 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Elephant And Castle Day Nursery, 15,Hampton Street,,SE17 3AN (290 m)
- Randall Court, 12 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (290 m)
- Randall Court, 12 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (290 m)
- 6-8 Hampton Street SE1 6SN, permissioned (350 m)
- 6-8 Hampton Street SE1 6SN, permissioned (350 m)
- Unit G10, 9 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (350 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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 4 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 | Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 380 m |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 410 m | |
| Lambeth North Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 70 within 800 m; nearest Newington Butts | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hurley And Riverside Practices | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hills Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest A Silva Dental Studio, Health & Wellbeing Clinic | 290 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 15 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's Churchyard 7,410 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kennington Park 15 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 34 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lamlash Street Allotments 880 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 15 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m south-west. 224 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-west |
| Woodstock Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m west |
| Obelisk at the Centre of St George's Circus | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m north |
| 350 and 352, Kennington Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-west |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.9 km north-west |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.3 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.2 km south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.5 km north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 47 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 47 |
47 of the postcode's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.