SE11 5RD Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Vauxhall. Region: London.
Streets
- Kennington Road, London: 198 addresses
- Dolland Street, London: 1 address
- Loughborough Street, London: 1 address
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 B (65% of about 660 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Tesco, 263-275 Kennington Lane, pending decision (100 m)
- Havilland House And The Church Of St Anselm, 13 Sancroft Street London SE11 5UG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land At Jonathan Street And Vauxhall Walk And At Orsett Street And Vauxhall Street: up to 67 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Texaco Garage, Albert Embankment, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 8 Albert Embankment and land to the rear: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 133,Kennington Park Road,,SE11 4JJ (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Hilden House, 44 Parry Street, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Denby Court 99 And 109 Lambeth Walk: up to 141 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
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 | Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| London Waterloo 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Vauxhall Underground Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Oval Underground Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Kennington Underground Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Loughborough Street Kennington | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Millbank Pier | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gray's Inn Medical Group Vauxhall | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 30 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 280 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens 2.9 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Kennington Park 15 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,390 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former St Peter's School, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m west. 241 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former St Peter's School | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| Herbert House | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m west |
| Woodstock Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| St James's Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 5 km (3.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 26.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 202 | 202 |
202 of the postcode's 202 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lambeth: see them on the Lambeth page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Kennington Road.