SW4 0AE Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clapham Town. Region: London.
Streets
- Lyncott Crescent, Clapham: 16 addresses
- Wix's Lane, 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 C (54% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 14 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 48-52, CLAPHAM COMMON NORTH SIDE SW4, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Garages and parking spaces, 57-84 Gideon Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Workshop No 1 Rear Of, 1 to 23 Theatre Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Colfe and Hatcliffe Glebe, 347 Lewisham High Street: up to 11 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (940 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 20 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 | Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Clapham Junction 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 840 m |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Cedars Road / Clapham Common North Side | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gideon Road, Battersea Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queenstown Road Medical Practice | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 25 Lavender Hill [Dental Surgery] | 410 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Lavender Hill Police Station | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Falcon Park Community Sports Centre 4,750 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,520 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 76 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 12-21, Clapham Common North Side Sw4, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m east. 127 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 12-21, Clapham Common North Side Sw4 | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m east |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive) | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m east |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m east |
| Church of the Ascension | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north-west |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north |
| Chelsea Physic Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.6 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 630 m south-east |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 670 m south |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 810 m south-east |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.0 km south-east |
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the postcode's 17 addresses is 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 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lyncott Crescent.