SE21 8QS postcode in Southwark, England

SE21 8QS is a postcode in Southwark, in the Dulwich Wood ward. It is in the Dulwich and West Norwood parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Southwark: 90% Typical price £616,000 Homes sold in SE21 8, last 12 months. ▼ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station Sydenham Hill 250 m in a straight line

Where SE21 8QS is, and what is near it

Map of SE21 8QS and what is near it Map of SE21 8QS: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the SE21 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SE21 8AD: also in SE21 8SE21 8AE: also in SE21 8SE21 8AF: also in SE21 8SE21 8AG: also in SE21 8SE21 8AQ: also in SE21 8SE21 8AU: also in SE21 8SE21 8NT: also in SE21 8SE21 8NU: also in SE21 8SE21 8NX: also in SE21 8SE21 8NY: also in SE21 8SE21 8NZ: also in SE21 8SE21 8PA: also in SE21 8SE21 8PB: also in SE21 8SE21 8PD: also in SE21 8SE21 8PE: also in SE21 8SE21 8PF: also in SE21 8SE21 8PG: also in SE21 8SE21 8PH: also in SE21 8SE21 8PJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8PL: also in SE21 8SE21 8PN: also in SE21 8SE21 8PQ: also in SE21 8SE21 8PU: also in SE21 8SE21 8PX: also in SE21 8SE21 8PY: also in SE21 8SE21 8PZ: also in SE21 8SE21 8QA: also in SE21 8SE21 8QB: also in SE21 8SE21 8QD: also in SE21 8SE21 8QE: also in SE21 8SE21 8QF: also in SE21 8SE21 8QG: also in SE21 8SE21 8QJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8QL: also in SE21 8SE21 8QN: also in SE21 8SE21 8QP: also in SE21 8SE21 8QQ: also in SE21 8SE21 8QR: also in SE21 8SE21 8QW: also in SE21 8SE21 8SB: also in SE21 8SE21 8SD: also in SE21 8SE21 8SE: also in SE21 8SE21 8SQ: also in SE21 8 School 500 mGP 1.1 kmWest Dulwich SE21 8QS Map of SE21 8QS and what is near it Map of SE21 8QS: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the SE21 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. West Dulwich SE21 8QS
  • SE21 8QS
  • Other postcodes in SE21 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4303, longitude -0.0797)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE21 8QS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SE21 8QS?

Every home and business at SE21 8QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

Southwark: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Southwark: 97%

The line marks the figure across Southwark.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SE21 8QS?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE21 8QS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE21 8QS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SE21 8QS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE21 8QS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Southwark

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE21 8QS: 8,655 properties in Southwark are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Southwark

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SE21 8QS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE21 8QS?

Homes in SE21 8 sold for a typical £616,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, down 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£616,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£618,180 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.4% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £1,340,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £884,975 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £395,000 55 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SE21 district: a typical £730,000 from 128 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SE21 8QS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SE21 8QS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 September 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SE21 8QS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SE21 8QS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE21 8QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around SE21 8QS. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (100%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SE21 8QS

Band D in Southwark for 2026‑27: £1,967. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,312 (band A) to £2,404 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,530.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (16%)£1,312
Band Babout 410 (64%)£1,530
Band Cabout 50 (8%)£1,749
Band Dabout 70 (11%)£1,967
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,404
Band Ffewer than 5£2,842
Band Gfewer than 5£3,279
Band Hfewer than 5£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 100% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Southwark before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE21 8QS is in (ONS area E01003947), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SE21 8QS?

The nearest open schools to SE21 8QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE21 8QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SE21 8QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE21 8QS is Sydenham Hill Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Sydenham Hill Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Gipsy Hill Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kingswood Drive / College Road, 73 m away.

More stations near SE21 8QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SE21 8QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE21 8QS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SE21 8QS?

1 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE21 8QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 1 charger 550 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SE21 8QS?

The nearest to the centre of SE21 8QS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SE21 8QS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SE21 8QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE21 8QS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SE21 8QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE21 8QS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SE21 8QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE21 8QS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SE21 8QS in a conservation area?

The centre of SE21 8QS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SE21 8QS?

Police.uk records 432 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE21 8QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences143 reports
Anti-social behaviour96 reports
Vehicle crime40 reports
Public order37 reports
Other theft33 reports
Burglary19 reports

Also: drugs 17, theft from the person 14, shoplifting 10, robbery 10, other crime 5, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 3, criminal damage and arson 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SE21 8QS

Ward
Dulwich Wood
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Southwark
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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