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SE21 8AW

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE21 8AD 105 m
SE21 8BE 108 m
SE21 8BD 124 m
SE21 8BA 136 m
SE21 8AX 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8
Latitude
51.432300
Longitude
-0.088100
British National Grid easting
533,000
British National Grid northing
172,100

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
E00019877
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
234
Primary
142
Secondary
31

  1. Kingsdale Foundation School

    Academy converter

    216 m

  2. Elm Wood School

    Community school

    270 m

  3. Dulwich Prep & Senior

    Other independent school

    292 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,483
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,319
  • Anti social behaviour 730
  • Vehicle crime 474
  • Other theft 376
  • Shoplifting 289

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

90

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    264 m

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    523 m

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.2 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.3 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    1.4 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.8 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.1 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.1 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    2.1 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.2 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.2 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.2 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    2.6 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.6 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.7 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.7 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    2.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.7 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    2.7 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

    41A-41C STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 4TP

    ODS code G85724

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 90 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Church Approach

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Church Approach

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • South Croxted Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • South Croxted Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Alleyn Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

234 open schools are in scope, including 142 primary and 31 secondary schools. Kingsdale Foundation School is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,483 published events cover 12 months, averaging 373.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,319 events.

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