South London
Builders in Lambeth
Georgian Kennington, Victorian Clapham and Edwardian Streatham, all within four miles.
Local contractor
Building, renovating and extending in Lambeth
Lambeth runs from Georgian terraces in Kennington through the dense Victorian streets of Brixton and Clapham out to the larger Edwardian housing of Streatham and Tulse Hill. The property gets bigger and the plots get wider the further south you go, and what is worth building changes accordingly.
Inner Lambeth is side return and loft territory on tight plots with no rear access. Streatham and West Norwood offer genuine room for substantial rear extensions and hip-to-gable conversions on larger semis.
The housing stock in Lambeth
Georgian and early Victorian terraces in Kennington and Stockwell. Dense mid and late-Victorian terraces with back additions through Brixton, Clapham and Herne Hill. Larger Edwardian semis and terraces across Streatham, Tulse Hill and West Norwood. Substantial post-war estate housing and a growing volume of new apartment development around Vauxhall and Nine Elms.
Conservation and basements
Lambeth has extensive conservation area coverage including Clapham Common, Kennington, Brixton, Herne Hill and Streatham Hill, with Article 4 directions in several areas restricting permitted development. The borough also has a specific basement development policy, requiring supporting assessments for below-ground work — relevant given how common lower ground floor excavation has become in Clapham and Herne Hill.
Planning note. Designations change, and two neighbouring streets can sit under entirely different rules. We confirm the conservation area status, any Article 4 direction and the relevant local policy for your specific address at survey stage — before any design work is paid for.
Areas we cover in Lambeth
Services
What we do in Lambeth
Every service below is delivered by our own teams in Lambeth — these four are the ones we are asked for most often here.
Loft Conversions
A whole extra floor without losing a square metre of garden.
House Extensions
Rear, side return, wrap-around and double-storey extensions.
Complete Renovations
Whole-house renovation, managed end to end by one contractor.
Structural Work
Steel beams, removing walls, underpinning and structural repair.
On the map
Lambeth and the surrounding area
Our office is in Enfield, N18 — marked in white. Lambeth and the neighbouring boroughs we cover are shown in teal.
Client feedback
What clients say about working with us
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“A nice man who is a good worker and friendly, cheerful and helpful.”
“Very helpful and always fulfils his commitments. He has worked for us for four years in both a restaurant and a Pilates studio — excellent workmanship and works well with other traders.”
“A very thorough man who gave us excellent value for money and was considerate, conscientious and respectful. No complaints whatsoever and happy to recommend.”
“A really nice guy who was very helpful — nothing was too much trouble.”
Local FAQs
Building in Lambeth — common questions
It is done frequently, but Lambeth's basement policy requires supporting assessments and limits extent, and a party wall award will be needed given how close the neighbouring structures are. Get the feasibility established before spending on a full design.
Outside a conservation area and within volume limits, often not. Inside one, or where an Article 4 direction applies, yes. It is address-specific and we check it before drawing anything.
A side return or rear extension to open up the ground floor, and an L-shaped dormer above. Party wall notices to both neighbours are effectively a given on this stock.
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Lambeth?
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