Vauxhall sits in the northern part of the Lambeth borough on the south bank of the River Thames, centred on the transport interchange at Vauxhall Cross with Underground, national rail and extensive bus services. The ward hugs the riverside and fringes the large regeneration zone around Nine Elms, giving it a changing skyline of new residential towers and close links to the redeveloped Battersea Power Station and the riverfront.
Historically an industrial and working‑class neighbourhood known for the old Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, the area today is a mix of social housing, bustling nightlife and riverside hospitality; it also hosts a number of landmark buildings and riverside offices. Significant redevelopment has brought both investment and gentrification, so the ward combines long‑standing local communities with newer residents and a lively cultural scene.
Postcode districts covering Vauxhall
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8 miles12.8 km
- Islington 4.2 miles6.8 km
- City of Westminster 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bexley 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Sutton 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Croydon 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Slough 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Harrow 11.8 miles19 km
- Watford 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Woking 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Harlow 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Grays 19.7 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Oval Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Kennington Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Vincent Square Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Pimlico South Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Nine Elms Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Newington Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Stockwell West & Larkhall Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Pimlico North Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Stockwell East Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Myatt's Fields Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Waterloo & South Bank Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- St. George's Ward 1 mile1.7 km
Example postcodes in Vauxhall
SW8 2FU, SE11 5NS, SW8 2LJ, SE1 7GS, SW8 2LZ, SE11 6JF, SE11 5NW, SW8 1GY, SW8 2LN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.7 miles12.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Vauxhall Station 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Elephant & Castle Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels in Vauxhall Ad
- Staybridge Suites London-Vauxhall 4
- Park Hyatt London River Thames 5
- Park Plaza London Riverbank 4
- Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment 4
- Travelodge London Vauxhall
- Best Western Plus Vauxhall Hotel 4
Schools in Vauxhall
- Lilian Baylis Technology School Secondary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Vauxhall Primary School Primary
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism Primary
Local points of interest
- Brit Oval Stadium 0.4 miles0.6 km
- The Oval Stadium 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Tate Britain Museum 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Imperial War Museum Museum 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Westminster Hall Historic site 1 mile1.5 km
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Churchill War Rooms Museum 1.1 miles1.8 km
- London Dungeon Museum 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Victoria Palace Theatre Theatre 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Old Vic Theatre Theatre 1.2 miles2 km
- The Other Palace Theatre 1.2 miles2 km
- Whitehall Palace Historic site 1.3 miles2 km