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SE21 8HH

West Dulwich · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Dulwich
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE21 8LH 25 m
SE21 8JF 40 m
SE21 8LQ 57 m
SE21 8HX 61 m
SE21 8HY 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 8HH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8
Latitude
51.440529
Longitude
-0.096390
British National Grid easting
532,400
British National Grid northing
173,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
West Dulwich · E05014119
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00016010
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 025E · E01003170
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 025 · E02000642

Postcode source versions

Explore SE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
257
Primary
152
Secondary
32

  1. Rosemead Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    225 m

  2. Alleyn's Oakfield

    Other independent school

    230 m

  3. The Elmgreen School

    Academy converter

    561 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,773
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,311
  • Anti social behaviour 673
  • Vehicle crime 514
  • Other theft 463
  • Shoplifting 294

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

92

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    568 m

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    733 m

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    985 m

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.1 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.2 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    1.3 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.7 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.7 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.8 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.8 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.0 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.0 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.1 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW2 1AE

    ODS code G85025

    2.1 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.1 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.3 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.3 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    2.3 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    2.4 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 92 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Avenue West Dulwich

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Thurlow Park Road/Croxted Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Avenue West Dulwich

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • West Dulwich Station

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.2 miles

  • West Dulwich - Croxted Road

    BCQ · West Dulwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 025E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,978 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 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

257 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 32 secondary schools. Rosemead Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,773 published events cover 12 months, averaging 397.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,311 events.

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