SW4 9FA Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced February 2024. Ward: Clapham Common & Abbeville. 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 (39% of about 870 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: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 177 Abbeville Road London Lambeth SW4 9BH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Colfe and Hatcliffe Glebe, 347 Lewisham High Street: up to 11 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 24 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 950 m |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 400 m |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 830 m | |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking lot | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grafton Square Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crescent Lodge Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Cavendish Road Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 900 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,130 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,910 m² | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 76 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-east. 128 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-east |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers) | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive) | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-west |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 250 m north-west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 450 m south-west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 740 m west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 3.1 km north-west |
| Norwood Grove | Wood | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 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.