SW12 0ES postcode in Lambeth, England

SW12 0ES is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Streatham Hill West & Thornton ward. It is in the Clapham and Brixton Hill parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SW12 0ES can get it Across Lambeth: 92% Typical price £720,000 Homes sold in SW12 0, last 12 months. ▲ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Balham 1.0 km in a straight line

Where SW12 0ES is, and what is near it

Map of SW12 0ES and what is near it Map of SW12 0ES: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the SW12 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SW12 0AA: also in SW12 0SW12 0AB: also in SW12 0SW12 0AF: also in SW12 0SW12 0AH: also in SW12 0SW12 0AJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0AL: also in SW12 0SW12 0AN: also in SW12 0SW12 0AP: also in SW12 0SW12 0AQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0AR: also in SW12 0SW12 0AS: also in SW12 0SW12 0AT: also in SW12 0SW12 0AU: also in SW12 0SW12 0AW: also in SW12 0SW12 0AX: also in SW12 0SW12 0AY: also in SW12 0SW12 0AZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0BA: also in SW12 0SW12 0BB: also in SW12 0SW12 0BD: also in SW12 0SW12 0BF: also in SW12 0SW12 0BG: also in SW12 0SW12 0BP: also in SW12 0SW12 0BQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0BS: also in SW12 0SW12 0BT: also in SW12 0SW12 0BU: also in SW12 0SW12 0BW: also in SW12 0SW12 0BX: also in SW12 0SW12 0BY: also in SW12 0SW12 0BZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0DL: also in SW12 0SW12 0DN: also in SW12 0SW12 0DT: also in SW12 0SW12 0DU: also in SW12 0SW12 0DX: also in SW12 0SW12 0DY: also in SW12 0SW12 0DZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0EA: also in SW12 0SW12 0EB: also in SW12 0SW12 0ED: also in SW12 0SW12 0EE: also in SW12 0SW12 0EF: also in SW12 0SW12 0EG: also in SW12 0SW12 0EH: also in SW12 0SW12 0EJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0EL: also in SW12 0SW12 0EN: also in SW12 0SW12 0EP: also in SW12 0SW12 0EQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0ER: also in SW12 0SW12 0ET: also in SW12 0SW12 0EW: also in SW12 0SW12 0FD: also in SW12 0SW12 0FE: also in SW12 0SW12 0FF: also in SW12 0SW12 0FG: also in SW12 0SW12 0GT: also in SW12 0SW12 0HA: also in SW12 0SW12 0HB: also in SW12 0SW12 0HD: also in SW12 0SW12 0HE: also in SW12 0SW12 0HF: also in SW12 0SW12 0HG: also in SW12 0SW12 0HH: also in SW12 0SW12 0HJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0HL: also in SW12 0SW12 0HN: also in SW12 0SW12 0HP: also in SW12 0SW12 0HQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0HR: also in SW12 0SW12 0HS: also in SW12 0SW12 0HW: also in SW12 0SW12 0HY: also in SW12 0SW12 0HZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0JA: also in SW12 0SW12 0JB: also in SW12 0SW12 0JD: also in SW12 0SW12 0JE: also in SW12 0SW12 0JF: also in SW12 0SW12 0JG: also in SW12 0SW12 0JH: also in SW12 0SW12 0JJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0JL: also in SW12 0SW12 0JN: also in SW12 0SW12 0JP: also in SW12 0SW12 0JQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0JR: also in SW12 0SW12 0JU: also in SW12 0SW12 0JW: also in SW12 0SW12 0JX: also in SW12 0SW12 0JY: also in SW12 0SW12 0JZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0LA: also in SW12 0SW12 0LB: also in SW12 0SW12 0LD: also in SW12 0SW12 0LE: also in SW12 0SW12 0LF: also in SW12 0SW12 0LG: also in SW12 0SW12 0LH: also in SW12 0SW12 0LJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0LL: also in SW12 0SW12 0LN: also in SW12 0SW12 0LQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0LS: also in SW12 0SW12 0LT: also in SW12 0SW12 0LU: also in SW12 0SW12 0LZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0NA: also in SW12 0SW12 0NB: also in SW12 0SW12 0ND: also in SW12 0SW12 0NE: also in SW12 0SW12 0NF: also in SW12 0SW12 0NG: also in SW12 0SW12 0NH: also in SW12 0SW12 0NJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0NL: also in SW12 0SW12 0NN: also in SW12 0SW12 0NP: also in SW12 0SW12 0NQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0NR: also in SW12 0SW12 0NS: also in SW12 0SW12 0NT: also in SW12 0SW12 0NU: also in SW12 0SW12 0NW: also in SW12 0SW12 0NX: also in SW12 0SW12 0NY: also in SW12 0SW12 0NZ: also in SW12 0SW12 0PA: also in SW12 0SW12 0PB: also in SW12 0SW12 0PD: also in SW12 0SW12 0PE: also in SW12 0SW12 0PF: also in SW12 0SW12 0PG: also in SW12 0SW12 0PH: also in SW12 0SW12 0PJ: also in SW12 0SW12 0PL: also in SW12 0SW12 0PP: also in SW12 0SW12 0PQ: also in SW12 0SW12 0PS: also in SW12 0SW12 0QA: also in SW12 0SW12 0QB: also in SW12 0SW12 0QD: also in SW12 0SW12 0SA: also in SW12 0SW12 0WN: also in SW12 0 GP 900 mStreatham Hill station 1.0 kmStreatham Hill West & Thornton SW12 0ES Map of SW12 0ES and what is near it Map of SW12 0ES: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the SW12 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.1 kmStreatham Hill West & Thornton SW12 0ES
  • SW12 0ES
  • Other postcodes in SW12 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4442, longitude -0.1382)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW12 0ES?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SW12 0ES?

Every home and business at SW12 0ES can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SW12 0ES 100% Lambeth 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SW12 0ES 100% Lambeth 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SW12 0ES?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW12 0ES today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW12 0ES on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SW12 0ES at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW12 0ES.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lambeth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW12 0ES: 6,639 properties in Lambeth are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Lambeth

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SW12 0ES is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SW12 0ES?

Homes in SW12 0 sold for a typical £720,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£720,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£701,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £943,500 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £613,750 66 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SW12 district: a typical £700,000 from 369 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SW12 0ES

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SW12 0ES from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 December 2025. The middle sale was £835,000, from £615,000 to £875,000. Across SW12 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £720,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW12 0ES?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around SW12 0ES. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (60%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SW12 0ES

Band D in Lambeth for 2026‑27: £2,047. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,365 (band A) to £2,957 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,047.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,365
Band Babout 120 (17%)£1,592
Band Cabout 160 (23%)£1,820
Band Dabout 250 (36%)£2,047
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,502
Band Fabout 90 (13%)£2,957
Band Gwithheld£3,412
Band Hfewer than 5£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 60% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Lambeth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW12 0ES is in (ONS area E01003156), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SW12 0ES?

The nearest open schools to SW12 0ES, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW12 0ES, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SW12 0ES?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW12 0ES is Balham Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Balham Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Streatham Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Balham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.0 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Burnbury Road, 124 m away.

More stations near SW12 0ES, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SW12 0ES?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW12 0ES, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SW12 0ES?

0 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW12 0ES, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • SSE Green Charging point · 3 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SW12 0ES?

The nearest to the centre of SW12 0ES, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SW12 0ES?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SW12 0ES?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW12 0ES, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SW12 0ES?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW12 0ES, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SW12 0ES?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW12 0ES on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SW12 0ES in a conservation area?

The centre of SW12 0ES is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SW12 0ES?

Police.uk records 791 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW12 0ES in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences190 reports
Anti-social behaviour169 reports
Vehicle crime126 reports
Shoplifting79 reports
Other theft71 reports
Public order36 reports

Also: theft from the person 31, burglary 29, drugs 22, robbery 14, bicycle theft 11, other crime 9, possession of weapons 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SW12 0ES

Ward
Streatham Hill West & Thornton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lambeth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SW12 0EL50 mSW12 0ET50 mSW12 0EF70 mSW12 0EG80 mSW12 0ER90 mSW12 0QD110 m
All of SW12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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