SW4 0LS Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clapham Town. Region: London.
Streets
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 (29% of about 840 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: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 13 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (560 m)
- 74 St Rule Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Garages and parking spaces, 57-84 Gideon Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (830 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 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 19 addresses are between 14 m and 15 m above sea level (14 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 | Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 710 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Lambourn Road Clapham North | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bloc Battersea Depot Car Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queenstown Road Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Battersea Dental Practice | 400 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Montefiore Gardens 1,970 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clapham Common 76 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,780 m² | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 380 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*), 340 m east. 131 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 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* | 340 m east |
| Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-east |
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| 12-21, Clapham Common North Side Sw4 | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north-west |
| Landscape to Churchill Gardens Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 780 m south |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.0 km south-east |
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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 19 |
10 of the postcode's 19 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.