SW8 1BF Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced August 2009. Ward: Oval. Region: London.
Streets
- Fentiman Road, London: 14 addresses
- Trigon Road, 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 C (58% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Marks. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 27-41, CLAPHAM ROAD SW9, grade II
- 60-66, CLAPHAM ROAD SW9, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 124 Clapham Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- South Lambeth Estate, pending decision (300 m)
- Ashley Cooper House 25 Hillyard Street London SW9 0NJ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Tesco, 263-275 Kennington Lane, pending decision (720 m)
- 39-44,Rutley Close,,SE17 3NP (790 m)
- Hilden House, 44 Parry Street, permissioned (800 m)
- 151,Camberwell New Road,,SE5 0SU (810 m)
- 12-20 Wyvil Road, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 36%, gigabit 36% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oval Underground Station | 290 m |
| Vauxhall Underground Station | 900 m | |
| Nine Elms Underground Station | 920 m | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Fentiman Road Kennington | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 2.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vassall Medical Centre | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vitelow Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Monteiro Dental Clinic | 50 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Kennington Park 15 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m; nearest Kingfisher Playground 740 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,390 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Belgrave Hospital For Children, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north-east. 291 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Belgrave Hospital For Children | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-east |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m north-east |
| Lodge at Entrance to Kennington Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.7 km north |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.8 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.2 km east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Fentiman Road.