SW9 0DB Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stockwell East. Region: London.
Streets
- Stockwell Park Road, London: 23 addresses
- Stockwell Park Crescent, 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 D (35% of about 1,270 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stockwell Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): STOCKWELL PARK.
- Tree preservation orders: 41 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 50, STOCKWELL PARK CRESCENT SW9, grade II
- 52 AND 54, STOCKWELL PARK CRESCENT SW9, grade II
- 56, STOCKWELL PARK ROAD SW9, grade II
- 77 AND 79, STOCKWELL PARK ROAD, grade II
- 80, STOCKWELL PARK ROAD SW9, grade II
- 82 AND 84, STOCKWELL PARK ROAD SW9, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2-7 Stockwell Green, pending decision (340 m)
- Ashley Cooper House 25 Hillyard Street London SW9 0NJ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 2A Binfield Road London SW4 6TA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 340A Clapham Road, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Lambeth Hospital 108 Landor Road: up to 553 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- South Lambeth Estate, pending decision (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 124 Clapham Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Pope's Road carpark, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 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 | Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stockwell Underground Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Brixton Underground Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Irving Grove Stockwell | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking lot | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 21 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stockwell Group Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unipharm Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stockwell Dental Practice | 390 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Brixton Police Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Slade Gardens 2.5 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Myatt's Fields Park 5.1 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,610 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 810 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lorn Road Allotments 3,600 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Academy, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m (0.4 miles) south. 205 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Academy | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Stockwell Bus Garage | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lambeth: see them on the Lambeth page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Stockwell Park Road.