SW2 5HD Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brixton Acre Lane. Region: London.
Streets
- St Saviour's Road, London: 55 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 690 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: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 85 Brixton Hill, permissioned (160 m)
- 122 Brixton Hill London SW2 1RS: up to 9 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Olive Morris House, 18 Brixton Hill, permissioned (390 m)
- 47 - 49 Acre Lane London SW2 5TN: up to 48 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 41-45 Acre Lane, permissioned (530 m)
- Fitch Court, not permissioned (580 m)
- Land Between 33 And 35 Medora Road, permissioned (620 m)
- 34 Acre Lane: up to 9 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 55 addresses are between 27 m and 29 m above sea level (28 m on average).
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 | Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Herne Hill 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brixton Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Clapham Common Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Blenheim Gardens (SW2) Clapham Park | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mosaic Clubhouse Car Park (1) | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brixton Hill Group Practice | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Brixton Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Rush Common 3.4 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brockwell Park 52 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 810 m² | 1.9 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Chapel of Corpus Christi, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-east. 77 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Chapel of Corpus Christi | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| The Brixton Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-west |
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-east |
| Mausoleum of Richard Budd in Grounds of Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m north-east |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.8 km north-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 55 |
21 of the postcode's 55 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 St Saviour's Road.