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West Dulwich

Middle area

South east Lambeth. 9,528 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for West Dulwich’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£566,250
636th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,809
1,314th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Dulwich compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from £365,000 to £777,500. The middle area is £516,250. West Dulwich is £566,250.
£566,25013th highest
Population35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 6,774 to 12,520. The middle area is 9,117. West Dulwich is 9,809.
9,8097th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Lambeth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 84.5% to 98.1%. The middle area is 92.9%. West Dulwich is 94.3%.
94.3%11th highest
Claimant rate35 middle areas, Lambeth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 2.7% to 11.4%. The middle area is 5.9%. West Dulwich is 5.9%.
5.9%joint 14th lowest

Figures for the whole of Lambeth

These figures are published for the whole of Lambeth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lambeth and not West Dulwich alone. See Lambeth

Average house price
£536,623
Down 6.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,034
19th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Dulwich in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Dulwich was £566,250 in 2025.

West Dulwich had 9,809 usual residents at the census.

In West Dulwich, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Dulwich, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.