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SE21 8HQ

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 8HD 14 m
SE21 8HE 61 m
SE21 8HB 67 m
SE21 8LG 110 m
SE21 8HY 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 8HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8
Latitude
51.438731
Longitude
-0.096465
British National Grid easting
532,400
British National Grid northing
172,800

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
E00015983
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 028D · E01003166
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 028 · E02000645

Postcode source versions

Explore SE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
256
Primary
151
Secondary
33

  1. Rosemead Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    174 m

  2. Alleyn's Oakfield

    Other independent school

    329 m

  3. The Elmgreen School

    Academy converter

    512 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,303
  • Anti social behaviour 666
  • Vehicle crime 513
  • Other theft 437
  • Shoplifting 285

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

93

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    437 m

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    672 m

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    969 m

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    1.2 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    1.2 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.4 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.8 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.9 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.9 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.0 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.0 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

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.2 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    2.2 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    2.2 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    2.5 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 93 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Avenue West Dulwich

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Avenue West Dulwich

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Lings Coppice

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.2 miles

  • Thurlow Park Road/Croxted Road

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.2 miles

  • West Dulwich Station

    BCT · West Dulwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 028D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,826 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

256 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 33 secondary schools. Rosemead Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 174 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 377.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,303 events.

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