SE24 0BF Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced December 2009. Ward: Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction. Region: London.
Streets
- Mumford Road, London: 9 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 B (32% of about 1,110 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): Modified Direction 3 - Town Centres.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To The East Of Shakespeare Road: up to 218 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 159,Herne Hill,,SE24 9LR (390 m)
- 38,Carver Road,,SE24 9LT (420 m)
- 9a,Half Moon Lane,,SE24 9JU (430 m)
- 27 Half Moon Lane SE24 9JU, permissioned (470 m)
- 27 Half Moon Lane SE24 9JU, permissioned (470 m)
- Fitch Court, not permissioned (630 m)
- Land Bounded By Somerleyton Road, Coldharbour Lane And Railway, permissioned (630 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Herne Hill 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| North Dulwich 731,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brixton Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Regent Road (SE24) Herne Hill | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mosaic Clubhouse Car Park (1) | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Herne Hill Group Practice | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brockwell Park Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Half Moon Dental Centre | 440 m |
| Hospital | Kings College Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Brixton Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,760 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brockwell Park 52 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Moorlands Nature Garden Allotment 1,120 m² | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 55 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m east. 58 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m east |
| Half Moon Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-east |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m south |
| Brockwell Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south |
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north-west |
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.8 km north-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
9 of the postcode's 10 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 77% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Mumford Road.