Postcode SW4 8JH (Lambeth)

Map showing SW4 8JH and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW4 8JH is located in Lambeth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW4 8JH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW4 8JH is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SW4 8JH as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > Established tech workers.

The closest road name to SW4 8JH is Bateman Mews which is centered 31 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Thorncliffe Road and is 337 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 828 m away at Clapham South Underground Station The closest railway station is Clapham High Street Rail Station, 1.41 km away.

The closest primary school to SW4 8JH (for ages 11 and under) is Glenbrook Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 13, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Lambeth Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on February 5, 2020 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of SW4 8JH is The 47 and is 859 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 16, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chicken Cottage and is 856 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 3, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 78.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SW4 8JH is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Lambeth is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SW4 8JH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW4 8JH, and the approximate distance away.

Bateman Mews 31 m
Patio Close 104 m
Rathmell Drive 107 m
Rodenhurst Road 111 m
Morten Close 114 m
Clarence Avenue 153 m
Elms Crescent 195 m
Clarence Crescent 226 m
Helby Road 226 m
Maple Close 252 m
Dragmore Street 288 m
Fennings Road 292 m
Fairbourne Road 292 m
Parkfield Road 303 m
Allingham Road 328 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW4 8JH

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SW4 8JH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Harris Academy Clapham 168 m
Glenbrook Primary School Good
(May 13, 2021)
168 m
Bonneville Primary School Good
(April 25, 2017)
369 m
Iqra Primary School Outstanding
(October 20, 2017)
467 m
Kings Avenue School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
565 m
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 640 m
Lambeth Academy Good
(February 5, 2020)
681 m
Richard Atkins Primary School Good
(January 11, 2017)
757 m
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(November 21, 2014)
777 m
Lambeth College Requires improvement
(May 17, 2019)
811 m
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Outstanding
(April 26, 2013)
842 m
St Bernadette Catholic Junior School Good
(January 16, 2018)
842 m
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 845 m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Good
(October 17, 2017)
845 m
London Steiner School Inadequate
(November 29, 2018)
919 m
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Good
(January 26, 2018)
991 m
Henry Cavendish Primary School Outstanding
(May 15, 2014)
1.02 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 1.04 km
Alderbrook Primary School Good
(July 3, 2018)
1.05 km
Telferscot Primary School Outstanding
(November 6, 2014)
1.11 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW4 8JH - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Weir Link Community Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 19, 2021
657 m
Anish Foodstores Retailers - other 4
Good
October 30, 2021
722 m
Minnie Kidd House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 25, 2020
732 m
The Michael Tippett College School/college/university 4
Good
January 28, 2022
767 m
Bombay Chowpatty Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 25, 2020
834 m
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 2, 2020
834 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
834 m
La Retrait School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
842 m
St. Bernadettes School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 30, 2021
842 m
Grafton Tennis Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
October 30, 2019
845 m
St.Bede's R.C. Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 10, 2021
845 m
White House School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 28, 2022
845 m
Woodentops Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2022
845 m
Chicken Cottage Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
856 m
The Common Room Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 26, 2019
856 m
The Georgian Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 21, 2020
856 m
The Urban Greek Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2020
856 m
Daisy Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 19, 2022
859 m
J R James Newsagent Retailers - other 4
Good
November 29, 2019
859 m
The 47 Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 16, 2021
859 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW4 8JH - Data from Apr 2022

Thorncliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 337 m
Poynders Road Clarence Avenue Bus Stop/Station 350 m
Thorncliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 364 m
Poynders Road Clarence Avenue Bus Stop/Station 378 m
Poynders Court Bus Stop/Station 378 m
Clapham South Underground Station Metro/Tram 828 m
Clapham South Underground Station Metro/Tram 861 m
Clapham South Underground Station Metro/Tram 868 m
Clapham High Street Rail Station Rail 1.41 km
Balham Rail Station Rail 1.55 km
Streatham Hill Rail Station Rail 1.69 km
Battersea Power Station Pier Ferry 3.5 km
Battersea Power Station Pier Ferry 3.5 km
Battersea Power Station Pier Ferry 3.5 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.47 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.63 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 32.91 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW4 8JH - Data from Dec 2021

Eagle Pond Inland Water 796 m
Long Pond Inland Water 937 m
Mount Pond Inland Water 1.13 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.52 km
Ladies Pond Inland Water 3.19 km
Duck Pond Inland Water 3.25 km
Fountain Lake Inland Water 3.51 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 3.53 km
Ransome's Dock Inland Water 3.83 km
Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 4.1 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.45 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.55 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.72 km
Holly Grove Shrubbery Woodland Or Forest 4.81 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.9 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW4 8JH - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 62.1 Mbps 78.9 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 7.5 Mbps 9.6 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 109 14
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 131,502 kWh - mean 16,438 kWh : median 15,344 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

8 meters consuming 19,087 kWh - mean 2,386 kWh : median 2,300 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW4 8JH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.45254500
Longitude -0.13519400
OS Easting 529671
OS Northing 0174267
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
14540
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Streatham
Electoral Ward Clapham Common
Local Authority District Lambeth
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London Central

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000022
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Lambeth
Cancer Alliance South East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Aspirational techies
Subgroup: Established tech workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lambeth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035148
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lambeth 019
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lambeth 019C
Output Area / Small Area 3D2