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SE21 8QJ

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 8PJ 31 m
SE21 8QH 31 m
SE21 8QL 38 m
SE21 8PU 66 m
SE21 8QN 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE21 8QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE21
Postcode sector
SE21 8
Latitude
51.429877
Longitude
-0.082360
British National Grid easting
533,406
British National Grid northing
171,841

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
E00019883
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
137
Secondary
29

  1. Dulwich Wood Primary School

    Community school

    231 m

  2. Dulwich Wood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    243 m

  3. Kingsdale Foundation School

    Academy converter

    328 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,368
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,343
  • Anti social behaviour 716
  • Vehicle crime 450
  • Other theft 362
  • Burglary 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

29 female, 19 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE21 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

80

within 5 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    262 m

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    967 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

    1.4 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

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

    ODS code G85047

    1.6 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    1.9 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

    2.2 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    2.3 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.3 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.3 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.4 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    2.5 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.6 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.6 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.7 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.8 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.8 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.9 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 80 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kingswood Drive / College Road

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Kingswood Drive / College Road

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Bowen Drive

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.1 miles

  • Bowen Drive

    BCT · Dulwich

    0.2 miles

  • Dulwich Wood Park / Kingswood Drive

    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.

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

Schools

220 open schools are in scope, including 137 primary and 29 secondary schools. Dulwich Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,368 published events cover 12 months, averaging 364 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,343 events.

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