SW9 8PD postcode in Lambeth, England

SW9 8PD is a postcode in Lambeth, in the Oval ward. It is in the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green 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 SW9 8PD can get it Across Lambeth: 92% Typical price £497,500 Homes sold in SW9 8, last 12 months. ▲ 10.6% on the year before Nearest station Vauxhall 1.0 km in a straight line

Where SW9 8PD is, and what is near it

Map of SW9 8PD and what is near it Map of SW9 8PD: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the SW9 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 19 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SW9 8AA: also in SW9 8SW9 8AB: also in SW9 8SW9 8AD: also in SW9 8SW9 8AE: also in SW9 8SW9 8AF: also in SW9 8SW9 8AG: also in SW9 8SW9 8AH: also in SW9 8SW9 8AJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8AL: also in SW9 8SW9 8AN: also in SW9 8SW9 8AP: also in SW9 8SW9 8AQ: also in SW9 8SW9 8AR: also in SW9 8SW9 8AS: also in SW9 8SW9 8AT: also in SW9 8SW9 8AU: also in SW9 8SW9 8AW: also in SW9 8SW9 8AX: also in SW9 8SW9 8AY: also in SW9 8SW9 8AZ: also in SW9 8SW9 8BA: also in SW9 8SW9 8BH: also in SW9 8SW9 8BJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8BN: also in SW9 8SW9 8BP: also in SW9 8SW9 8BQ: also in SW9 8SW9 8BS: also in SW9 8SW9 8BU: also in SW9 8SW9 8BW: also in SW9 8SW9 8BX: also in SW9 8SW9 8BY: also in SW9 8SW9 8BZ: also in SW9 8SW9 8DA: also in SW9 8SW9 8DF: also in SW9 8SW9 8DG: also in SW9 8SW9 8DJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8DL: also in SW9 8SW9 8DN: also in SW9 8SW9 8DR: also in SW9 8SW9 8DS: also in SW9 8SW9 8DU: also in SW9 8SW9 8DW: also in SW9 8SW9 8EA: also in SW9 8SW9 8EG: also in SW9 8SW9 8EH: also in SW9 8SW9 8EN: also in SW9 8SW9 8EP: also in SW9 8SW9 8EQ: also in SW9 8SW9 8EU: also in SW9 8SW9 8EW: also in SW9 8SW9 8FA: also in SW9 8SW9 8FN: also in SW9 8SW9 8FR: also in SW9 8SW9 8FX: also in SW9 8SW9 8FZ: also in SW9 8SW9 8GA: also in SW9 8SW9 8GB: also in SW9 8SW9 8GD: also in SW9 8SW9 8GE: also in SW9 8SW9 8GF: also in SW9 8SW9 8GG: also in SW9 8SW9 8GH: also in SW9 8SW9 8GJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8GL: also in SW9 8SW9 8HE: also in SW9 8SW9 8HH: also in SW9 8SW9 8HX: also in SW9 8SW9 8HY: also in SW9 8SW9 8JA: also in SW9 8SW9 8JB: also in SW9 8SW9 8JH: also in SW9 8SW9 8JJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8JL: also in SW9 8SW9 8JN: also in SW9 8SW9 8JP: also in SW9 8SW9 8JS: also in SW9 8SW9 8JW: also in SW9 8SW9 8JX: also in SW9 8SW9 8JY: also in SW9 8SW9 8LA: also in SW9 8SW9 8LE: also in SW9 8SW9 8LH: also in SW9 8SW9 8LL: also in SW9 8SW9 8LP: also in SW9 8SW9 8LQ: also in SW9 8SW9 8PA: also in SW9 8SW9 8PB: also in SW9 8SW9 8PE: also in SW9 8SW9 8PF: also in SW9 8SW9 8PG: also in SW9 8SW9 8PH: also in SW9 8SW9 8PJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8PQ: also in SW9 8SW9 8PR: also in SW9 8SW9 8PS: also in SW9 8SW9 8PU: also in SW9 8SW9 8PY: also in SW9 8SW9 8PZ: also in SW9 8SW9 8QA: also in SW9 8SW9 8QB: also in SW9 8SW9 8QE: also in SW9 8SW9 8QG: also in SW9 8SW9 8QH: also in SW9 8SW9 8QJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8QN: also in SW9 8SW9 8RA: also in SW9 8SW9 8RB: also in SW9 8SW9 8RP: also in SW9 8SW9 8RR: also in SW9 8SW9 8RU: also in SW9 8SW9 8RZ: also in SW9 8SW9 8SA: also in SW9 8SW9 8SD: also in SW9 8SW9 8SE: also in SW9 8SW9 8SG: also in SW9 8SW9 8SH: also in SW9 8SW9 8SJ: also in SW9 8SW9 8SP: also in SW9 8SW9 8SQ: also in SW9 8SW9 8TN: also in SW9 8SW9 8TP: also in SW9 8SW9 8TR: also in SW9 8SW9 8TS: also in SW9 8SW9 8TT: also in SW9 8SW9 8TX: also in SW9 8SW9 8TZ: also in SW9 8SW9 8UA: also in SW9 8SW9 8UB: also in SW9 8SW9 8UE: also in SW9 8SW9 8UG: also in SW9 8 Brixton Windrush SW9 8PD Map of SW9 8PD and what is near it Map of SW9 8PD: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the SW9 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 19 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Brixton Windrush SW9 8PD
  • SW9 8PD
  • Other postcodes in SW9 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points

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 51.4803, longitude -0.1116)

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 SW9 8PD?

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 SW9 8PD?

Every home and business at SW9 8PD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SW9 8PD 100% Lambeth 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SW9 8PD 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 SW9 8PD?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lambeth's days for SW9 8PD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW9 8PD 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 SW9 8PD 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 SW9 8PD.

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 SW9 8PD: 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 SW9 8PD 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 SW9 8PD?

Homes in SW9 8 sold for a typical £497,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, up 10.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£497,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.6% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £950,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £470,000 27 sales

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

Across the whole SW9 district: a typical £495,000 from 286 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 SW9 8PD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SW9 8PD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at SW9 8PD

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at SW9 8PD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW9 8PD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around SW9 8PD. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (77%). 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 SW9 8PD

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 £3,412 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,820.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,365
Band Babout 80 (8%)£1,592
Band Cabout 550 (58%)£1,820
Band Dabout 200 (21%)£2,047
Band Eabout 60 (6%)£2,502
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£2,957
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,412
Band Hwithheld£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 77% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982: 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 SW9 8PD is in (ONS area E01003100), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest open schools to SW9 8PD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW9 8PD, 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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW9 8PD is Vauxhall Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Vauxhall Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Vauxhall Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Oval Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 200 mWalk

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

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St. Mark's Church Kennington, 24 m away.

More stations near SW9 8PD, 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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW9 8PD, 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 SW9 8PD?

6 within 1 km 50 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW9 8PD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 400 mWalk
  • Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 500 mWalk
  • ESB Charging point · No details mapped 800 mWalk

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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest to the centre of SW9 8PD, 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 SW9 8PD?

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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW9 8PD, 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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW9 8PD, 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 SW9 8PD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW9 8PD 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 SW9 8PD in a conservation area?

The centre of SW9 8PD is in one area with planning rules of its 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 SW9 8PD?

Police.uk records 1,719 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW9 8PD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences407 reports
Anti-social behaviour398 reports
Theft from the person213 reports
Other theft155 reports
Shoplifting143 reports
Public order90 reports

Also: robbery 70, drugs 69, vehicle crime 62, burglary 58, bicycle theft 25, possession of weapons 16, other crime 11, criminal damage and arson 2.

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 SW9 8PD

Ward
Oval
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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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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