SE5 9EF Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brixton North. Region: London.
Streets
- Horle Walk, Kennington: 68 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 C (55% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 17 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 12A-22A, LILFORD ROAD SE5 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 24A-40A, MINET ROAD SW9 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 99-113, LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD SW9, grade II
- SEWER VENT COLUMN/FORMER GAS LAMP STANDARD AT JUNCTION WITH MINET ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2 - 5 Station Avenue London SW9 7EU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Land to rear of Viking House, Denmark Road, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 206 - 208 Coldharbour Lane: up to 3 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land between Camberwell Station Road and Warner Road, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Ashley Cooper House 25 Hillyard Street London SW9 0NJ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 69 Warner Road SE5 9NE, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 69 Warner Road SE5 9NE, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Flat 112,Baldwin Crescent,,SE5 9LQ (790 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 9 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 | Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brixton Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lilford Road (SW9) Stockwell | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 63 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.6 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lambeth Walk Group Practice | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millennium Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shakespeare Business Centre | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Kings College Hospital | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Brixton Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,560 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Myatt's Fields Park 5.1 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lorn Road Allotments 3,600 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Myatt's Fields, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 430 m (0.3 miles) north. 190 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 430 m (0.3 miles) north |
| The Academy | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St John the Divine | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 69 | 69 |
34 of the postcode's 69 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Horle Walk.