SW4 0PY Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clapham Town. Region: London.
Streets
- Clapham Common North Side, London: 81 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 (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: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages and parking spaces, 57-84 Gideon Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- 74 St Rule Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (830 m)
- Workshop No 1 Rear Of, 1 to 23 Theatre Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 81 addresses are between 10 m and 15 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 96% 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 | 950 m |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 870 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Wandsworth Road Clapham Common | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gideon Road, Battersea Car Park | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queenstown Road Medical Practice | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 25 Lavender Hill [Dental Surgery] | 180 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Lavender Hill Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Falcon Park Community Sports Centre 4,750 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 78 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 12-21, Clapham Common North Side Sw4, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m south-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* | 480 m south-east |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive) | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-east |
| Church of the Ascension | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m west |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m east |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north |
| Chelsea Physic Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.3 km north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 790 m south-east |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.1 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.1 km south-east |
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 5.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 24 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 81 |
60 of the postcode's 81 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Clapham Common North Side.