SE21 postcode area · Southwark
The SE21 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Southwark. Area Scores range from 16 to 77 across them. Every full SE21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SE21 district contains both ends of the scale: Herne Hill & Dulwich Park at 78 out of 100 (#1,527 of 6,856 in England) against West Norwood South at 17, a 61-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £470,000 in Gipsy Hill to £1,335,500 in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park — a 2.8× gap within the SE21 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lambeth and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SE21 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Hill & Dulwich ParkSouthwark | 1,527 | 78 | £1,335,500 |
| East DulwichSouthwark | 2,850 | 58 | £830,000 |
| Dulwich HillSouthwark | 3,069 | 55 | £625,000 |
| Sydenham HillSouthwark | 3,158 | 54 | £475,000 |
| West Norwood EastLambeth | 4,180 | 39 | £508,750 |
| West DulwichLambeth | 4,282 | 38 | £575,000 |
| Gipsy HillLambeth | 4,879 | 29 | £470,000 |
| West Norwood SouthLambeth | 5,715 | 17 | £480,000 |
People living in SE21 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 32% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 32% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 42% · Christian 42% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SE21
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE21 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SE21.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.