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SE21 7LH

Dulwich Wood · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dulwich Wood
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE21 7HA 339 m
SE26 6RY 376 m
SE21 7HL 424 m
SE26 6RX 425 m
SE21 7HJ 427 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 7LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7
Latitude
51.437667
Longitude
-0.074264
British National Grid easting
533,946
British National Grid northing
172,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Dulwich Wood · E05011101
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00019873
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 033E · E01003951
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 033 · E02000839

Postcode source versions

Explore SE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
232
Primary
140
Secondary
30

  1. Dulwich Wood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    799 m

  2. Dulwich College

    Other independent school

    802 m

  3. Dulwich Prep & Senior

    Other independent school

    852 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,612
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,048
  • Anti social behaviour 501
  • Vehicle crime 477
  • Other theft 287
  • Shoplifting 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

2 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE21 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

85

within 5 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

    1 WELLS PARK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 6JQ

    ODS code G85114

    1.1 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    1.2 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    1.2 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.2 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.5 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.0 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.0 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    195-197 PERRY VALE, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 2JF

    ODS code G85696

    2.1 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.2 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.2 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    2.2 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.3 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    2.4 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

    JENNER HEALTH CENTRE 201-203, STANSTEAD ROAD, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 1HU

    ODS code G85004

    2.4 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

    JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMAN'S ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y07020

    2.4 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y08411

    2.4 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06545

    2.4 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

    JENNER DENTAL CLINIC, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06592

    2.4 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    2.4 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 85 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Southwark Sports Ground

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.4 miles

  • Sydenham Hill

    RSE · Dulwich

    0.4 miles

  • Droitwich Close

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.4 miles

  • Droitwich Close

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.4 miles

  • Dulwich Park / Queen Mary's Gate

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 033E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,800 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

232 open schools are in scope, including 140 primary and 30 secondary schools. Dulwich Wood Nursery School is the nearest published school at 799 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,612 published events cover 12 months, averaging 301 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,048 events.

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