SE27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering West Norwood and Tulse Hill, in Lambeth.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SE27, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SE27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE27 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE27 at a rate of 114.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across SE.
In August 2026 alone, 239 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (717), anti-social behaviour (617) and other crime (426).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE27 was 108.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SE27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE27 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth 027B | 1,681 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.5% |
| Lambeth 028B | 1,887 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.7% |
| Lambeth 028C | 1,858 | 169.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.8% |
| Lambeth 028D | 2,566 | 152.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.6% |
| Lambeth 028E | 1,760 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| Lambeth 030A | 1,540 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.0% |
| Lambeth 030B | 1,507 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Lambeth 030C | 1,793 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.7% |
| Lambeth 031A | 1,673 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.6% |
| Lambeth 031B | 1,576 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Lambeth 031C | 1,375 | 111.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.1% |
| Lambeth 031D | 1,557 | 91.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.0% |
| Lambeth 031E | 1,644 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.4% |
| Lambeth 033C | 1,555 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.5% |
MPs for SE27
- Helen HayesLabourMP for Dulwich and West Norwood99% of SE27’s postcodes
- Steve ReedLabour (Co-op)MP for Streatham and Croydon North0.5% of SE27’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE273
Postcode sectors in SE273
Council1
Towns in SE271
Postcode districts next to SE275
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE27 in brief
SE27 is a postcode district covering West Norwood and Tulse Hill, in Lambeth.
About 22,359 people lived in SE27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £565,000 in 2025 across 263 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 114.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE27 was £565,000 in 2025.
SE27 had 22,716 usual residents at the census.
In SE27, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SE27, 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.