SE21 7AH

Dulwich Village · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE21 7JS 32 m
SE21 7AJ 37 m
SE21 7JZ 43 m
SE21 7JR 68 m
SE21 7AQ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 7AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7
Latitude
51.449351
Longitude
-0.085948
British National Grid easting
533,100
British National Grid northing
174,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00020530
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 031E · E01004075
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 031 · E02000837

Postcode source versions

Explore SE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
272
Primary
164
Secondary
37
  1. Dulwich Hamlet Junior School

    Academy converter

    154 m
  2. Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School

    Voluntary aided school

    315 m
  3. James Allen's Girls' School

    Other independent school

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 944
  • Vehicle crime 558
  • Anti social behaviour 489
  • Other theft 410
  • Shoplifting 410

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE21 7 residents
3,647

Age bands in SE21 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

661 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

401 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

618 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

968 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

636 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

93

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    306 MEDICAL CENTRE, 306 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LY

    ODS code G85091

    683 m

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    752 m

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

    417 LORDSHIP LANE, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 8JN

    ODS code G85681

    893 m

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.1 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    74 HERNE HILL, HERNE HILL, LONDON, SE24 9QP

    ODS code G85016

    1.1 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    1.2 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

    163-169 CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 9EP

    ODS code G85651

    1.2 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

    19B CROXTED ROAD, WEST DULWICH, LONDON, SE21 8SZ

    ODS code G85706

    1.5 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    1 FOREST HILL ROAD, DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 0SQ

    ODS code G85001

    1.8 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.8 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.9 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 HERNE HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE24 0AU

    ODS code G85690

    2.1 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    PAXTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ALLEYN PARK, LONDON, SE21 8AU

    ODS code G85039

    2.1 km

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    2.2 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    2.3 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

    SUITE 1, WEST NORWOOD HEALTH & LC, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, SE27 0DF

    ODS code G85047

    2.4 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    2.4 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW2 1AE

    ODS code G85025

    2.4 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

    1 PALACE ROAD, STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 3DY

    ODS code G85041

    2.5 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 93 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dulwich Village

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.1 miles
  • Dulwich Village

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.1 miles
  • Dulwich Village School

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.2 miles
  • Dulwich Picture Gallery

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.2 miles
  • Dulwich Village School

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 031E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,320 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

272 open schools are in scope, including 164 primary and 37 secondary schools. Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is the nearest published school at 154 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 360.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 944 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.