Clapham Local Information
Practical local information for Clapham: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Lambeth Roadworks: A23 Signals Back on Brixton Hill 28 Sept
Temporary signals return to the A23 at Brixton Hill on Monday 28 September, and Holmewood Road is shut there to 23 October. The council register has moved.
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Bins
Clapham Bin Collection Days: Only Fridays Move at Christmas
Lambeth's 2026/27 calendar moves Friday rounds to Saturdays at Christmas and nothing else, not even on bank holidays. Rubbish is fortnightly, garden waste £99.
Parking
Parking in Clapham: Permits £136 to £683, Diesel Adds £275
Lambeth prices resident permits on emissions, from £135.96 to £682.63, then adds £275 for diesel and £125 for a second permit. Clapham has no council car park.
Council Tax
Clapham Council Tax Bands: £1,027 Gap Across the SW4 Line
The full A to H table for 2026/27. Band D is £2,047.11 in Lambeth and £1,020.35 in Wandsworth, and SW4 postcodes fall on both sides of the boundary.
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Clapham house prices: £600,000 median, area by area
The middle SW4 sale was £600,000 and the average Lambeth flat £447,226. Medians for Clapham, Brixton, Streatham and Herne Hill from 3,093 Land Registry sales.
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Clapham tube times: Oxford Circus 16 min, Bank 17, £3.60
Clapham Common to Bank is 17 minutes and £3.60 at peak. Journey times, zones and 2026 fares from every station in Lambeth, plus what the annual Travelcard costs.
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Lambeth planning: 662 homes built against a 1,335 target
Lambeth built 662 homes against a target of 1,335 and has 4.21 years of housing land, so the presumption applies. The new Local Plan, and what is approved in Brixton.
Schools
Lambeth School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is Not One Week
Lambeth's October half term is 26 to 30 October, but Harris Academy Clapham and Streatham & Clapham High take two weeks, from 19 October. All the dates.
Travel
Clapham Christmas Trains and Tube 2026: No Service 25 Dec
Nothing runs on 25 December, 26 December is a Saturday with few trains, and the bank holiday moves to Monday 28 December. What changes around Clapham.
Half Term
Clapham October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 Oct, What's On
Lambeth's half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. Free library craft sessions every day, IWM's Big Story Festival on 25 and 26 October, and fireworks on the 31st.