SW4 9PB Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 D (25% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clapham Park Road/Northbourne Road. 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 66 AND 68, PARK HILL, grade II
- 72, PARK HILL, grade II
- 74, PARK HILL, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 177 Abbeville Road London Lambeth SW4 9BH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 47 - 49 Acre Lane London SW2 5TN: up to 48 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Fenwick Estate South, permissioned (800 m)
- 41-45 Acre Lane, permissioned (820 m)
- Fenwick Estate, not permissioned (880 m)
- 122 Brixton Hill London SW2 1RS: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 17 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 70 addresses are between 21 m and 27 m above sea level (24 m on average).
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 | 900 m |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 640 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 870 m | |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Lyham Road Clapham Park | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Parking lot | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hetherington Group Practice | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boss Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Beauty Clapham | 210 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Cavendish Road Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clapham Common 76 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,910 m² | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 77 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m north-west. 104 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* | 560 m north-west |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers) | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north-west |
| The Brixton Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-east |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 760 m west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 910 m west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 3.5 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.4 km east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 70 |
16 of the postcode's 70 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Park Hill.