SW4 0DR Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clapham Town. Region: London.
Streets
- Rectory Grove, Clapham: 9 addresses
- Fitzwilliam Road, Clapham: 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 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: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE TO NUMBER 23, grade II*
- 1 AND 3, OLD TOWN, grade II
- 4, OLD TOWN, grade II
- 55 AND 57, RECTORY GROVE SW4, grade II
- 6, OLD TOWN, grade II
- ST PETER'S VICARAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (510 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 74 St Rule Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- 25 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PP: up to 4 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 177 Abbeville Road London Lambeth SW4 9BH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 17 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 | 520 m |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 490 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 760 m | |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Wingate Square Clapham Common | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Battersea Depot Car Park | 920 m |
| EV charging points | 60 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grafton Square Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Health South London | 350 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 810 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,780 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 78 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south. 144 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south |
| Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north-west |
| Pimlico Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m south |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.8 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 75% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Rectory Grove.