SW4 6PG Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Stockwell West & Larkhall. 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 B (48% of about 1,070 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 118-120 Larkhall Lane SW4, 56A & 56B And Land Adjoining Baptist Church, Courland Grove London SW8: up to 127 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 25 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PP: up to 4 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 94A And 94B Larkhall Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 1 -9 Southville: up to 14 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 340A Clapham Road, permissioned (440 m)
- 28 Thessaly Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (590 m)
- The Patmore Centre, Patmore Street: up to 57 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 56 addresses are between 7 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 71%, gigabit 71% 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 | 430 m |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham North Underground Station | 680 m |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 700 m | |
| Nine Elms Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Union Road Clapham Clapham North | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sorting Office Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Springfield Medical Centre | 60 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Springfield Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 390 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 50 m |
| Cash machines | Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Larkhall Park 5.4 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,390 m² | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m south-west. 152 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south-west |
| Stockwell Bus Garage | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north-east |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-west |
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Pimlico Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north |
| Dolphin Square Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 56 |
4 of the postcode's 56 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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.