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Herne Hill & Dulwich Park

Middle area

South west Southwark. 8,639 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£1,331,000
17th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,559
Joint 2,653rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park at a rate of 82.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Other crime152
Vehicle crime125
Violence and sexual offences104
Anti-social behaviour98
Theft from the person87
Burglary55
Robbery33
Criminal damage and arson29
Drug offences20
Shoplifting8

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Herne Hill & Dulwich Park compares

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

Herne Hill & Dulwich ParkMiddle
Median sale price34 middle areas, Southwark · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from £376,450 to £1,331,000. The middle area is £481,288. Herne Hill & Dulwich Park is £1,331,000.
£1,331,000most expensive
Population34 middle areas, Southwark · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 5,312 to 11,896. The middle area is 9,315. Herne Hill & Dulwich Park is 8,559.
8,55912th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares34 middle areas, Southwark · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 31.0%. Herne Hill & Dulwich Park is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Southwark · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 82.5% to 98.3%. The middle area is 91.4%. Herne Hill & Dulwich Park is 86.5%.
86.5%8th lowest

Is Herne Hill & Dulwich Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park at a rate of 82.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (152), vehicle crime (125) and violence and sexual offences (104).

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.

Figures for the whole of Southwark

These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not Herne Hill & Dulwich Park alone. See Southwark

Average house price
£569,160
Down 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,681
21st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.7×
Joint 25th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.3
102nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park in brief

The median price paid for a home in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park was £1,331,000 in 2025.

Herne Hill & Dulwich Park had 8,559 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Herne Hill & Dulwich Park, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.