SW4 6PT Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced March 1982. Ward: Stockwell West & Larkhall. Region: London.
Streets
- Mccall Close, London: 10 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 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: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Former Annie McCall Hospital, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 118-120 Larkhall Lane SW4, 56A & 56B And Land Adjoining Baptist Church, Courland Grove London SW8: up to 127 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 25 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PP: up to 4 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 340A Clapham Road, permissioned (190 m)
- 94A And 94B Larkhall Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 2A Binfield Road London SW4 6TA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 -9 Southville: up to 14 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 2-7 Stockwell Green, pending decision (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 28 Thessaly Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 8 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 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stockwell Underground Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Nine Elms Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Union Road Stockwell | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sorting Office Car Park | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Grantham Practice | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pulse Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Larkhall Park 5.4 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,390 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,520 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stockwell Bus Garage, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 182 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stockwell Bus Garage | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Pimlico Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Mccall Close.