Clapham news, what's on and local information

One thing worth knowing before anything else: the Lambeth and Wandsworth boundary runs through Clapham, so two streets a few minutes apart can have different bin days, different parking rules and different council tax bills. This site covers the Lambeth side, and the rest of the borough with it.

That means Clapham and Brixton, Stockwell and Vauxhall, Kennington and Oval up by the river, and Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, West Norwood, Gipsy Hill and Streatham going south. Lambeth Council decides planning, licensing, parking and bins across all of it, and publishes the evidence in registers hardly anyone reads. We read them and write down what they say, linking to the document each time.

Start with these

• House prices: the middle SW4 sale was £600,000 and the middle Streatham sale £450,000, from 3,093 Land Registry sales across the borough.
• Tube and train times: Brixton to Victoria in 8 minutes, Clapham Common to Bank in 17, and what a year of it costs.
• Roadworks and travel: the A23 through Streatham Hill is being rebuilt until spring 2027, and a permit runs from £135.96 to £682.63.
• Things to do: eight free days out, a £9.50 swim at Brockwell Lido and a £5 windmill tour.
• Planning news: Lambeth built 662 homes against a target of 1,335, and consultation on the new Local Plan opens on 1 September 2026.

The rest of the site

• News: what the record shows, from the planning register, the council and the courts.
• Local Info: the practical pages above, and more as we build them.
• What’s On: what is happening in Clapham, Brixton and Streatham.

If we cannot show you the source, we do not publish the claim.