Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£520,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,064 sales
-5.1%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
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.
17979
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17979 out of 33,755 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 8AY
HM Land Registry · Lambeth
Average price
£667,648
Median price: £520,000
Median -5.1% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,064 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £599,950
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.4m£975k£600k
Jun '24Aug '24Dec '24Nov '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 8AY
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE21 8AY
Counts are for Gipsy Hill electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +171%
38226
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
21
YoY +91%
23144
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
851
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.5%
Other White11.2%
Caribbean8.0%
African5.5%
White & Black Caribbean3.5%
+ 8 other groups · 22.2%
Religion
No religion46.6%
Christian38.0%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim4.6%
Buddhist1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4925.9%
25–3417.3%
50–6416.5%
≤48.2%
5–97.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
One person: other18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
One person: aged 66+8.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 35.3%
Coordinates & Location for SE21 8AY
Postcode
SE21 8AY
Coordinates
51.4291, -0.0882
Grid reference
TQ330717
Easting
533,002
Northing
171,740
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCWH6+JP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Southwark
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lambeth
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council AreaDulwich and West Norwood E14001205
Constituency
E14001205Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Gipsy Hill
Constituency code
E14001205
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lambeth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lambeth
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
Lambeth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lambeth 033C E01003067
E01003067MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 033 E02000650
E02000650LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 033C E01003067
E01003067MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 033 E02000650
E02000650Urban: 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
7:20 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:20 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 52 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 8AY 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003067 and MSOA E02000650 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 17979
Present — Active
Postcode SE21 8AY 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
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Schools near SE21 8AY
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
59.9
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughBoys · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
70%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
50.8
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
71%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 32%
Attainment 8
50.2
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