SW9 0HE Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stockwell East. Region: London.
Streets
- Caldwell Street, London: 11 addresses
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 (45% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II*
- 98-110, BRIXTON ROAD SW9, grade II
- CHRIST CHURCH HALL, grade II
- No. 112, Brixton Road, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 124 Clapham Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Ashley Cooper House 25 Hillyard Street London SW9 0NJ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- South Lambeth Estate, pending decision (320 m)
- 151,Camberwell New Road,,SE5 0SU (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 159,Camberwell New Road,,SE5 0SU (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 2A Binfield Road London SW4 6TA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 233 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TH, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- 233 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TH, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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 5 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 | Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oval Underground Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Nine Elms Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vassall Road (SW9) Kennington | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vassall Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millennium Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Brixton Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Manor Estate 2,080 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Kennington Park 15 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,390 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m north-east. 250 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-east |
| The Belgrave Hospital For Children | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St John the Divine | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 addresses are 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 24% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 52% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 36% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Caldwell Street.