SE21 7LS

Dulwich Wood · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE21 7LT 86 m
SE21 7LJ 118 m
SE21 7LU 178 m
SE21 7LG 214 m
SE21 7HH 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 7LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7
Latitude
51.437003
Longitude
-0.082062
British National Grid easting
533,406
British National Grid northing
172,634

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
E00019873
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 033E · E01003951
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 033 · E02000839

Postcode source versions

Explore SE21

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Tollgate Drive, London, SE21 7LS 30 January 2026 £2,825,000
16, Tollgate Drive, London, SE21 7LS 2 August 2021 £2,150,000
17, Tollgate Drive, London, SE21 7LS 17 May 2019 £1,200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
235
Primary
141
Secondary
32
  1. Dulwich Prep & Senior

    Other independent school

    380 m
  2. Dulwich College

    Other independent school

    419 m
  3. Kingsdale Foundation School

    Academy converter

    559 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,630
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 990
  • Anti social behaviour 539
  • Vehicle crime 461
  • Other theft 314
  • Shoplifting 312

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

20 female, 16 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
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 1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

86

within 5 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    637 m

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    796 m

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.4 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.5 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.6 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.7 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.7 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.9 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.9 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.0 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.2 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.3 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    2.4 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    2.5 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    130 CHURCH ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2NT

    ODS code H83005

    2.6 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.7 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.8 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.8 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.8 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 86 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

  • Sydenham Hill

    RSE · Dulwich

    0.3 miles
  • Sydenham Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Dulwich

    0.3 miles
  • Sydenham Hill

    RSE · Dulwich

    0.3 miles
  • Dulwich College

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.3 miles
  • Allison Grove

    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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £2,487,500 from 2 recorded sales in SE21 7LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southwark is £582,473 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

235 open schools are in scope, including 141 primary and 32 secondary schools. Dulwich Prep & Senior is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,630 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 990 events.

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