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

SE21 8SZ 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 8SZ 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

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Lambeth 025B: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **West Dulwich, 460 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **No property in SE21 8SZ 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=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 025B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **70% can get gigabit broadband at SE21 8SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE21 8SZ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **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=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alleyn's Oakfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alleyns-oakfield-e100644) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dulwich Prep & Senior](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-prep-and-senior-e100862) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Elm Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-wood-school-e100597) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dulwich College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-college-e100861) | Independent | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rosemead Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosemead-preparatory-school-e100645) | Independent | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kingsdale Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsdale-foundation-school-e136309) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 56.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dulwich Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dulwich-wood-primary-school-e100801) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Elmgreen School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-elmgreen-school-e144309) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £615,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £1,575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £715,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £565,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £410,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £1,505,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £1,915,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: West Dulwich (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Sydenham Hill (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE (10 m); PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: DULWICH PHARMACY (10 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (880 m); ADARSHI PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: THE ORTHODONTIC SUITE (10 m); DULWICH ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (90 m); DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); WEST DULWICH DENTAL (520 m); WAI C YEAP AND ASSOCIATES (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dulwich Express (50 m, Tesco); Cook West Dulwich (90 m, Cook); Co-op West Norwood (890 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco West Norwood Express (890 m, Tesco); Iceland West Norwood (930 m, Iceland)

## 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 025B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.6** (2025). Lambeth 025B has a deprivation score of 19.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,983rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £765,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 025B was £765,000 in 2025. Joint 1,128th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,643** (2021). Lambeth 025B had 1,643 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,048th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 025B, 96.0% 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: 51.4366, -0.0912

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=-0.0912,51.4366,SE218SZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se21-8sz.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se21-8sz