SE21 7XB

Dulwich Wood · 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 8PA 45 m
SE21 8PB 48 m
SE21 8PF 51 m
SE21 7ND 66 m
SE21 8NZ 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 7XB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 7
Latitude
51.432182
Longitude
-0.080911
British National Grid easting
533,500
British National Grid northing
172,100

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
E00019880
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 033C · E01003947
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
220
Primary
134
Secondary
29
  1. Dulwich Wood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    117 m
  2. Dulwich Wood Primary School

    Community school

    138 m
  3. Kingsdale Foundation School

    Academy converter

    284 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,019
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,243
  • Anti social behaviour 652
  • Vehicle crime 428
  • Other theft 327
  • Burglary 256

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

81

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    415 m

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    867 m

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.3 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.6 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.7 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.9 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.1 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    2.1 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.3 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.4 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.5 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84025

    2.5 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

    84A AUCKLAND ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2DF

    ODS code H83037

    2.5 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.6 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.7 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.7 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.7 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.9 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 81 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sydenham Hill

    RSE · Dulwich

    0.0 miles
  • Sydenham Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Dulwich

    0.0 miles
  • Sydenham Hill

    RSE · Dulwich

    0.1 miles
  • Kingswood Drive / College Road

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.2 miles
  • Kingswood Drive / College Road

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 033C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,628 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

220 open schools are in scope, including 134 primary and 29 secondary schools. Dulwich Wood Nursery School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,019 published events cover 12 months, averaging 334.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,243 events.

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