Get a rapid Covid-19 test if you have no symptoms

You can get regular rapid tests if you do not have symptoms of coronavirus (Covid-19).

When to take rapid tests

Get a rapid Covid-19 test if you have no symptoms

You can get regular rapid tests even if you do not have symptoms of Covid-19.

If you test positive, we advise you to self-isolate immediately, though you are no longer legally required to do so.

How to get rapid tests

You can get free rapid tests to do at home, this service will end on March 31st. They are available:

  • for postal delivery from GOV.UK
  • for collection from local pharmacies, some local testing sites, libraries and gyms
  • you can order tests in bulk for your organisation, to be picked up from the Lambeth Civic Centre You can also take a rapid test in person at some pharmacies in Lambeth. More information on each option is available below.

Order free home test kits online

You can order a pack of 7 rapid tests for delivery by post to your home. Each time you do a test at home, you will need to report your result online or on the phone, whether the result is positive or negative.

 Order test kits at GOV.UK 

 

Collect free home test kits from a local pharmacy

You can collect packs of rapid tests from local pharmacies. You do not need an appointment to collect test kits, but you do need to get a ‘collect code’ through GOV.UK, which you will be asked to show when picking up kits.

Find a pharmacy to collect tests from

 

You can also collect free home test kits from local mobile testing sites, Lambeth Libraries and the Lambeth Civic Centre.

Location

Name

Address

Opening hours

Brixton

Lambeth Civic Centre

Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG

9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday

Stockwell Desk next to the mobile testing unit  Stockwell War Memorial, 1914 S Lambeth Rd, London SW8 1UG 8.30 am to 3.30 pm Monday to Friday

Windrush

Square

Desk next to the mobile testing unit 

Emma Cons Gardens, The Cut, SE1 8LN 

8.00 am-3.00 pm Monday to Friday

Various  Lambeth Libraries   Various  Various 

You can do rapid testing in person at some pharmacies in Lambeth.

Anyone aged over 3 can use this service. Common reasons for getting tested in person are:
  • to get support from a trained helper before you begin taking regular tests at home
  • because you have been asked to take a supervised test, for example, because you are attending an event
Pharmacy location Name Address Opening hours

Brixton

Kingshield Pharmacy

387 Brixton Road, SW9 7DE

9am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. 9am to 6pm Saturday

Clapham

Boss Pharmacy

85 Bedford Road, SW4 7RD

9am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. 9am to 1pm Saturday

Oval

Vitellow Pharmacy

26 Clapham Road, SW9 0JG

9am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. 9am to 5pm Saturday

Battersea

Fairlee Pharmacy

26 Queenstown Road, SW8 3RX

9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. 9am to 6pm Saturday

Kennington

Hills Pharmacy

99 Kennington Lane, SE11 4HQ

8.30 am to 1 pm, 2 pm to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday. 9 am to midday Saturday

Oval

Medimex Pharmacy

222 Kennington Park Road, SE11 4DA

9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday. 9 am to 1 pm Saturday

Stockwell

Harfleur Chemist

219 Clapham Road, SW9 9BE

9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. 9am to 5pm Saturday

Streatham

Touchwood Pharmacy

240 Streatham High Road, SW16 1BB

9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. 9am to 2pm Saturday

Streatham

Day Lewis

9A Gracefield Gardens, SW16 2SZ

8.30 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday. 9 am to 1 pm Saturday

About rapid tests

The test for people without symptoms of Covid-19 is a rapid test, also known as a lateral flow test, LFD or LFT. Some types of rapid tests are ‘nose-only’ tests and others involve rubbing a cotton bud over your tonsils (or where they would have been) and inside your nose.

The tests can give you a result in 15 to 30 minutes.

Always read the instructions in the test kit in full. You will find out whether you need to swab inside both nose and throat, or just nose, and how many minutes results take – both these instructions vary between types of rapid tests. You can do a rapid test at home or at a test site.

Find out more about the type of test you are interested in below.

Read more about home test kits

Read more about taking a test in person