# SE21 8QG: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE21 8QG is a postcode in Southwark.

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 Southwark. Open the map at SE21 8QG for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Southwark 033C: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **Sydenham Hill, 460 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **No property in SE21 8QG 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=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 033C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **£569,160 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE21 8QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE21 8QG**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **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=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dulwich Wood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-wood-nursery-school-e100769) | Nursery | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Dulwich Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-wood-primary-school-e100801) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsdale Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsdale-foundation-school-e136309) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 56.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kingswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-primary-school-e100574) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dulwich Prep & Senior](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-prep-and-senior-e100862) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Paxton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxton-primary-school-e100577) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-wood-school-e100597) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sydenham-and-dulwich-girls-gdst-e100757) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £1,390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2024 | £1,132,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £2,351,213 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £735,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sydenham Hill (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Gipsy Hill (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE (410 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (490 m); SEFGROVE PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DULWICH WOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (440 m); DENTISTRY ON GIPSY HILL (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Gipsy Hill London (570 m, Budgens); Iceland Crystal Palace (960 m, Iceland); Budgens Westow Hill London (980 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £569,160** (August 2026). Southwark’s average house price was £569,160 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,681** (2025). Full-time workers living in Southwark earned a median of £48,681 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 21st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.7×** (2025). A home in Southwark costs 11.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 25th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.3** (2025). Southwark has a deprivation score of 23.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 102nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Southwark 033C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Southwark 033C has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,608th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). Southwark 033C had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 033C, 97.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.3%** (August 2026). In Southwark 033C, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Centre: 51.4286, -0.0809

Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) (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), August 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=-0.0809,51.4286,SE218QG

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