SE21 postcode area

The SE21 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Southwark. Area Scores range from 16 to 77 across them.

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.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Herne Hill & Dulwich ParkSouthwark 1,52778 £1,335,500
East DulwichSouthwark 2,85058 £830,000
Dulwich HillSouthwark 3,06955 £625,000
Sydenham HillSouthwark 3,15854 £475,000
West Norwood EastLambeth 4,18039 £508,750
West DulwichLambeth 4,28238 £575,000
Gipsy HillLambeth 4,87929 £470,000
West Norwood SouthLambeth 5,71517 £480,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SE21.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.