SW4 9RF Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clapham East. Region: London.
Streets
- Allnutt Way, London: 10 addresses
- Worsopp Drive, London: 1 address
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 G (27% of about 740 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 177 Abbeville Road London Lambeth SW4 9BH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Fenwick Estate South, permissioned (940 m)
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 21 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 | 880 m |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 420 m |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 930 m | |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 940 m | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Park Hill Clapham Park | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking lot | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 63 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clapham Family Practice | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crescent Lodge Dental Practice | 310 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Cavendish Road Police Station | 700 m |
| Cash machines | Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clapham Common 76 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,910 m² | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 950 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 76 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m north. 114 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* | 350 m north |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers) | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-west |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive) | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-west |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km east |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 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 | 430 m west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 600 m south-west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 920 m west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 3.2 km north-west |
| Norwood Grove | Wood | 4.7 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Allnutt Way.