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SW4 Clapham East — Family Area Report

Clapham East · Lambeth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lambeth£2,030/yrWandsworth£991/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityLow · 16–21%17.4% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW4 is the London postcode area covering Clapham East in the London Borough of Lambeth. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 29 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Waterloo in 26 min on the morning rush. 17.4% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density5
Commute70

Schools

29 within 1 mile

  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 272 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    238m

  • Clapham Manor Primary School

    Primary · 377 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    398m

  • South Bank Colleges

    16 plus

    425m

  • The Elms Academy

    Secondary · 865 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    520m

  • Harris Clapham Sixth Form

    16 plus · 394 pupils

    743m

  • Macaulay Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 176 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    796m

  • Iqra Primary School

    Primary · 235 pupils

    802m

  • Sudbourne Primary School

    Primary · 296 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    869m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    11

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    26 min
    via Northern
    King's Cross
    34 min
    via Northern & Victoria
    Liverpool Street
    36 min
    via Northern & Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    44 min
    via Northern & Jubilee
    Paddington
    42 min
    via Northern & Victoria & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    26 min
    via Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 26 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      SW4 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Clapham East, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is SW4 a good area for families?
      SW4 (Clapham East, Lambeth) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in SW4?
      There are 29 schools within a mile of SW4, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW4 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SW4?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW4 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW4 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SW4 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW4 is Waterloo in about 26 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SW4?
      17.4% of households in SW4's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

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