SE21 7BW

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 7AU 31 m
SE21 7BN 35 m
SE21 7BT 45 m
SE21 7AL 85 m
SE21 7DE 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 7BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 March 2018
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7
Latitude
51.451463
Longitude
-0.085875
British National Grid easting
533,099
British National Grid northing
174,235

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
E00020500
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
273
Primary
161
Secondary
37
  1. Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School

    Voluntary aided school

    91 m
  2. Dulwich Hamlet Junior School

    Academy converter

    182 m
  3. James Allen's Girls' School

    Other independent school

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,023
  • Vehicle crime 566
  • Anti social behaviour 551
  • Other theft 431
  • Theft from the person 420

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

92

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    665 m

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    718 m

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    942 m

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    946 m

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.0 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    1.1 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.1 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.7 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    1.7 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.9 km

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    2.0 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.1 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    2.1 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    2.1 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.4 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    2.4 km

  • THE NUNHEAD SURGERY

    58 NUNHEAD GROVE, NUNHEAD, LONDON, SE15 3LY

    ODS code G85685

    2.4 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    2.4 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 92 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dulwich Village School

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.0 miles
  • Dulwich Village School

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.1 miles
  • Dulwich Village

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.1 miles
  • Dulwich Village (SE21)

    BCT · Dulwich Village

    0.1 miles
  • North Dulwich

    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

273 open schools are in scope, including 161 primary and 37 secondary schools. Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School is the nearest published school at 91 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 384.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,023 events.

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