SW4 7UJ 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 (43% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clapham High Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Modified Direction 3 - Town Centres.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 101,103,105 AND 107, CLAPHAM HIGH STREET SW4, grade II
- 142 AND 144, CLAPHAM MANOR STREET SW4, grade II
- 169-175,175A AND 175B, CLAPHAM MANOR STREET SW4, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Fenwick Estate South, permissioned (540 m)
- 177 Abbeville Road London Lambeth SW4 9BH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Fenwick Estate, not permissioned (560 m)
- 25 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PP: up to 4 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 340A Clapham Road, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 19 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 | 300 m |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 290 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 400 m | |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest St Luke's Avenue Clapham North | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking lot | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clapham Family Practice | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Orbis Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Health South London | 230 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,780 m² | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 750 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 76 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers), a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south-west. 152 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers) | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m west |
| Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m west |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-west |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south-west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.9 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.