SW4 0DE Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clapham Town. Region: London.
Streets
- Grafton Square, Clapham: 27 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 D (42% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clapham. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN, grade II*
- 1, 2 AND 3, GRAFTON SQUARE SW4, grade II
- 16-21, GRAFTON SQUARE SW4, grade II
- 22-28, GRAFTON SQUARE SW4, grade II
- 29-38, GRAFTON SQUARE SW4, grade II
- 39-46, GRAFTON SQUARE SW4, grade II
- 4-8, GRAFTON SQUARE SW4, grade II
- 45, OLD TOWN, grade II
- FORECOURT WALLS AND GATE PIERS TO NUMBERS 16 TO 28 (CONSECUTIVE), grade II
- FORECOURT WALLS AND GATE PIERS TO NUMBERS 29 TO 38 (CONSECUTIVE), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 177 Abbeville Road London Lambeth SW4 9BH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- 74 St Rule Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 25 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PP: up to 4 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 19 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 | Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 300 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wingate Square Clapham Common | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Bloc Battersea Depot Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.3 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grafton Square Surgery | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Community Health South London | 260 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,970 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,780 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 78 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 39,41 and 43, Old Town, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m west. 148 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-west |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Pimlico Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.7 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 70% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 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) | 85% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Grafton Square.