SE21 8NR Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dulwich Village. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Southwark in 2026-27: Band D £1,967 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,312 | £1,530 | £1,749 | £1,967 | £2,404 | £2,842 | £3,279 | £3,935 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (52% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 142,Croxted Road,,SE21 8NR (140 m)
- Land Rear Of 144a Croxted Road Aka Garage No 3 Turney Road SE21 8NW, permissioned (170 m)
- Land Rear Of 144a Croxted Road Aka Garage No 3 Turney Road SE21 8NW, permissioned (170 m)
- 206 Croxted Road SE24 9DG, permissioned (460 m)
- 206 Croxted Road SE24 9DG, permissioned (460 m)
- 125a,Burbage Road,,SE21 7AF (540 m)
- 279 Rosendale Road London SE24 9EJ: up to 23 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 86-88,Dulwich Village,,SE21 7AQ (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 66 addresses are between 28 m and 30 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Dulwich 864,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Tulse Hill 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m | |
| Herne Hill 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Turney Road Herne Hill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 470 m |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | E-scooter And Cycle Hire Parking Bay - Calton Avenue | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brockwell Park Surgery | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fourway Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Dulwich Dental | 620 m |
| Hospital | Dulwich Community Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | East Dulwich Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Knight's Hill 2.6 ha | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brockwell Park 52 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 96 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belair, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 340 m south-east. 76 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belair | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 340 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m south |
| Dulwich Picture Gallery and Mausoleum | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m east |
| Bell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m east |
| Dulwich College, Main Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-east |
| Brockwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 540 m south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 870 m south-east |
| Dulwich Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Sydenham Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
| Dulwich Upper Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Convent Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 44 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 21 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 24 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 21 |
60 of the postcode's 66 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 45 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 70% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 80% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.