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SE21 8AU

Dulwich Wood · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Dulwich Wood
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE21 8SB 74 m
SE21 8SD 116 m
SE21 8AE 130 m
SE21 8AQ 139 m
SE21 8AH 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 8AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8
Latitude
51.430297
Longitude
-0.086069
British National Grid easting
533,147
British National Grid northing
171,881

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
E00019879
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 033B · E01003946
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 033 · E02000839

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Alleyn Park, London, SE21 8AU 15 November 2023 £4,058,000
11, Alleyn Park, London, SE21 8AU 23 November 2021 £3,325,000
15, Alleyn Park, London, SE21 8AU 30 September 2021 £2,310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
223
Primary
138
Secondary
28

  1. Kingsdale Foundation School

    Academy converter

    237 m

  2. Dulwich Wood Primary School

    Community school

    288 m

  3. Dulwich Prep & Senior

    Other independent school

    439 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,358
  • Anti social behaviour 767
  • Vehicle crime 483
  • Other theft 389
  • Shoplifting 259

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

14 female, 21 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
SE21 8 residents
11,563

Age bands in SE21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

2,414 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,237 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

3,749 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,000 residents

Age 65 and over
12.2%

1,440 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE21 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

84

within 5 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    0 m

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    785 m

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.2 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.3 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.6 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.6 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    1.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.2 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.3 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.3 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    2.3 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.4 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.5 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

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

    STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE, 2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code Y05162

    2.8 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85002

    2.8 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85647

    2.8 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.8 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 84 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gipsy Hill

    BCT · Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • South Croxted Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Alleyn Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Church Approach

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Gipsy Hill

    BCT · Norwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 033B, 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

21,980 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £3,325,000 from 3 recorded sales in SE21 8AU. 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

Published establishments

223 open schools are in scope, including 138 primary and 28 secondary schools. Kingsdale Foundation School is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 383.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,358 events.

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