SW9 9PG Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced January 2004. Ward: Clapham East. Region: London.
Streets
- Fenwick Place, Clapham: 9 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 (50% of about 1,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Fenwick Estate, not permissioned (140 m)
- Fenwick Estate South, permissioned (150 m)
- Lambeth Hospital 108 Landor Road: up to 553 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 25 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PP: up to 4 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 340A Clapham Road, permissioned (580 m)
- 11 Clapham Park Road London Lambeth SW4 7EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 1 St Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 41-45 Acre Lane, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 15 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 | 270 m |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham North Underground Station | 100 m |
| Clapham Common Underground Station | 710 m | |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Clapham North | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking lot | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 63 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sandmere Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pearl Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Health South London | 490 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 480 m |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 810 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 810 m² | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,520 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers), a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m south-west. 168 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptorists Fathers) | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-west |
| St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-west |
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m west |
| Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m west |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 3.0 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.0 km east |
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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 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) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 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 Fenwick Place.