SE24 postcode area · Lambeth

The SE24 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Southwark. Area Scores range from 23 to 77 across them. Every full SE24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SE24 district contains both ends of the scale: Herne Hill & Dulwich Park at 78 out of 100 (#1,527 of 6,856 in England) against Camberwell Green at 24, a 54-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 £395,000 in Camberwell Green to £1,335,500 in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park — a 3.4× gap within the SE24 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lambeth and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£55,828a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime116per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied38%

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 SE24 district

£672,500median home sold over the past year · +3.5% over 5 years · -1.1% over the year · 192 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£1,510,000
Terraced£1,160,000
Flat£505,000
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Herne Hill & Dulwich ParkSouthwark 1,52778 £1,335,500
Herne Hill EastLambeth 3,75545 £585,000
North DulwichSouthwark 4,13240 £422,500
Poets' Corner & Brockwell ParkLambeth 4,19339 £562,500
West DulwichLambeth 4,28238 £575,000
Brixton CentralLambeth 5,05726 £525,000
Camberwell GreenSouthwark 5,24224 £395,000

People living in SE24 Census 2021

Residents65,666
Median age (est.)36
Density8,300per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above59%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 38%45–64 25%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 38%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 15%Other: 20%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 15%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 7%Black: 26%Mixed: 8%Other: 5%
White 54%Asian 7%Black 26%Mixed 8%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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 SE24

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE24 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SE24.

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.