Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£485,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for SE21 7LT
Postcode
SE21 7LT
Coordinates
51.4363, -0.0815
Grid reference
TQ334725
Easting
533,448
Northing
172,559
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCWP9+GC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Southwark
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Southwark
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21800
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21800 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SE21 7LT
HM Land Registry · Southwark
Average price
£510,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £485,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £423,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£622k£523k£423k
Jun '24Sep '25Oct '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SE21 7LT
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE21 7LT
Counts are for Dulwich Wood electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -10%
29186
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY -8%
19125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1173
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.1%
Other White10.4%
Chinese7.9%
Indian4.9%
African4.4%
+ 9 other groups · 20.3%
Religion
Christian40.9%
No religion37.8%
Not answered9.9%
Muslim4.2%
Hindu3.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
35–4919.5%
50–6419.3%
25–3411.0%
16–1910.1%
65–749.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Other14.2%
Any member 66+13.4%
All members 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council AreaDulwich and West Norwood E14001205
Constituency
E14001205Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Dulwich Wood
Constituency code
E14001205
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Southwark, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Southwark
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Southwark
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Southwark 033E E01003951
E01003951MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 033 E02000839
E02000839LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 033E E01003951
E01003951MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 033 E02000839
E02000839Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE21 7LT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21800
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003951 and MSOA E02000839 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE21 7LT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE21 7LT
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
70%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 2–14FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
17.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
59.9
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
85%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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