SW4 9PB postcode in Lambeth, England
SW4 9PB is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Clapham Common & Abbeville ward. It is in the Clapham and Brixton Hill parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SW4 9PB is, and what is near it
- SW4 9PB
- Other postcodes in SW4 9: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 8 bus stops
- 2 EV charging points
- 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 51.4574, longitude -0.1323)
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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SW4 9PB?
- LambethCouncil, for all local services Lambeth: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SW4 9PB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Clapham and Brixton HillParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Bell Ribeiro-Addy
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 SW4 9PB?
Every home and business at SW4 9PB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Lambeth: 92%
Lambeth: 99%
The line marks the figure across Lambeth.
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 SW4 9PB?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW4 9PB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SW4 9PB on BinDayBuddySource: 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 SW4 9PB 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 SW4 9PB.
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 SW4 9PB: 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 SW4 9PB 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SW4 9PB?
Homes in SW4 9 sold for a typical £827,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached £1,905,558 8 sales
- Terraced £1,850,000 21 sales
- Flat or maisonette £655,998 54 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SW4 district: a typical £600,000 from 369 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 SW4 9PB
HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in SW4 9PB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 September 2025. The middle price was £1,321,875, from £1,205,000 to £2,200,000. Across SW4 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £827,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £1,280,00090 Park Hill
- £1,210,00018 Park Hill
- £2,200,00082 Park Hill
- £1,363,75064 Park Hill
- £1,205,00094 Park Hill
- £1,525,00024 Park Hill
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 SW4 9PB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around SW4 9PB. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £4,094 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,047.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 120 (13%) | £1,365 |
| Band B | about 60 (6%) | £1,592 |
| Band C | about 230 (24%) | £1,820 |
| Band D | about 240 (25%) | £2,047 |
| Band E | about 170 (18%) | £2,502 |
| Band F | about 60 (6%) | £2,957 |
| Band G | about 60 (6%) | £3,412 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,094 |
When the homes were built
- 25% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- 9% 1919 to 1939
- 13% 1945 to 1964
- 20% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 11% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
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 SW4 9PB is in (ONS area E01003029), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 SW4 9PB?
The nearest open schools to SW4 9PB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 SW4 9PB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SW4 9PB is Clapham High Street Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.
- Clapham High Street Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Brixton Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
- Clapham Common Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 650 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lyham Road, 230 m away.
More stations near SW4 9PB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SW4 9PB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW4 9PB, 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.
- Hetherington Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7274 4220 500 mWalk
- Clapham Family Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3474 6070 650 mWalk
- Clapham Park Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8678 5420 650 mWalk
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 SW4 9PB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SW4 9PB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 300 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 350 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SW4 9PB?
The nearest to the centre of SW4 9PB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Dental Beauty Clapham Phone 020 7627 5202 200 mWalk
- Jasmine Dental Studios Phone 020 7627 5202 200 mWalk
- Crescent Lodge Dental Practice Phone 020 4572 7631 600 mWalk
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 SW4 9PB?
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.
- Camberwell Dialysis Unit 2.7 kmCycle
- King's College Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2026 · Phone 020 3299 9000 2.9 kmCycle
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 SW4 9PB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SW4 9PB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Luso Court Care Centre Phone 020 7627 1400 500 mWalk
- Windmill Lodge Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8674 4940 600 mWalk
- Bhakti Shyama Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8772 1499 1.6 kmCycle
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 SW4 9PB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW4 9PB, 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.
- Boss Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7326 7470 550 mWalk
- Phillips Pharmacy Mon and Tue 9am to 6:30pm; Wed 9am to 7:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8674 0645 650 mWalk
- Boots, 174-180 Clapham High St Mon to Sat 8am to 9pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 020 7622 1519 650 mWalk
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 SW4 9PB?
The nearest vets to the centre of SW4 9PB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- David Cuffe & Associates 550 mWalk
- Voo 1.6 kmCycle
- All Creatures Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 20 7728 0648 1.8 kmCycle
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 SW4 9PB in a conservation area?
The centre of SW4 9PB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 SW4 9PB?
Police.uk records 1,538 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW4 9PB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 82, public order 81, burglary 61, robbery 52, bicycle theft 22, other crime 15, possession of weapons 11, criminal damage and arson 3.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SW4 9PB
- Ward
- Clapham Common & Abbeville
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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