# SE21 8JR: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SE21 8JR is a postcode in Lambeth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lambeth. Open the map at SE21 8JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se21) › [SE21 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se21-8)

## Around this postcode

- **71 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Lambeth 025A: 107 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **Tulse Hill, 360 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **No property in SE21 8JR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 025A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **88.2% can get gigabit broadband at SE21 8JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE21 8JR**: Road 55 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR
- **14.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rosemead Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosemead-preparatory-school-e100645) | Independent | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Elmgreen School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-elmgreen-school-e144309) | Secondary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Alleyn's Oakfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alleyns-oakfield-e100644) | Independent | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rosendale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosendale-primary-school-e144308) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Turney Primary and Secondary Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turney-primary-and-secondary-special-school-e100643) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Fenstanton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fenstanton-primary-school-e100595) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Heights E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-heights-e-act-academy-e137954) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dulwich College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-college-e100861) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £1,800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £480,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2025 | £512,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £1,077,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £182,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £1,700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £580,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tulse Hill (360 m, 4 minutes on foot); West Dulwich (600 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DEERBROOK SURGERY (520 m); THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE (760 m); BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: DEEJAY CHEMIST (450 m); ELMCOURT PHARMACY (520 m); ADARSHI PHARMACY (590 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (700 m); DULWICH PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: WEST DULWICH DENTAL (240 m); DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); ARKH-VIEW DENTAL CENTRE (400 m); NORWOOD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (440 m); ELMCOURT HEALTH CENTRE (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Tulse Hill Express (410 m, Tesco); Co-op Tulse Hill (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op West Norwood (740 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland West Norwood (740 m, Iceland); Sainsburys West Norwood Local (780 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £536,623** (July 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £536,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,034** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lambeth earned a median of £49,034 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Lambeth has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lambeth 025A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). Lambeth 025A has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £495,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 025A was £495,000 in 2025. Joint 4,886th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,247** (2021). Lambeth 025A had 2,247 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,445th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 025A, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SE21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £724,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE21 was £724,000 in 2025. 66th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,817** (2021). SE21 had 14,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,003rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SE21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.5%** (January 2026). In SE21, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.4406, -0.1000

Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1000,51.4406,SE218JR

## How to cite

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