SW9 0UP Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brixton North. Region: London.
Streets
- Moat Place, London: 28 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 B (56% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 148-166, STOCKWELL ROAD SW9 (See details for further address information), grade II
- THE NEW QUEEN'S HEAD INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2-7 Stockwell Green, pending decision (230 m)
- Lambeth Hospital 108 Landor Road: up to 553 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Pope's Road carpark, not permissioned (570 m)
- Pope's Road Car Park: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- 2A Binfield Road London SW4 6TA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 340A Clapham Road, permissioned (690 m)
- Ashley Cooper House 25 Hillyard Street London SW9 0NJ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Fenwick Estate, not permissioned (770 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 12 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 9 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 | 520 m |
| Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Clapham High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brixton Underground Station | 580 m |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 630 m | |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 940 m | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Stansfield Road Stockwell | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking lot | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 65 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stockwell Group Practice | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brixton Dental Clinic | 290 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 440 m |
| Police station | Brixton Police Station | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Slade Gardens 2.5 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 810 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lorn Road Allotments 3,600 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 28 |
22 of the postcode's 28 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 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 | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Moat Place.