SE21 8RE postcode in Lambeth, England

SE21 8RE is a postcode in Lambeth, in the West Dulwich 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Lambeth: 92% Typical price £616,000 Homes sold in SE21 8, last 12 months. ▼ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station West Dulwich 350 m in a straight line

Where SE21 8RE is, and what is near it

Map of SE21 8RE and what is near it Map of SE21 8RE: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the SE21 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SE21 8AA: also in SE21 8SE21 8AB: also in SE21 8SE21 8AL: also in SE21 8SE21 8AS: also in SE21 8SE21 8AT: also in SE21 8SE21 8AZ: also in SE21 8SE21 8BB: also in SE21 8SE21 8BG: also in SE21 8SE21 8BJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8BN: also in SE21 8SE21 8BS: also in SE21 8SE21 8BW: also in SE21 8SE21 8DF: also in SE21 8SE21 8DG: also in SE21 8SE21 8DJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8DP: also in SE21 8SE21 8DR: also in SE21 8SE21 8DT: also in SE21 8SE21 8DU: also in SE21 8SE21 8DW: also in SE21 8SE21 8DX: also in SE21 8SE21 8DY: also in SE21 8SE21 8DZ: also in SE21 8SE21 8EA: also in SE21 8SE21 8EB: also in SE21 8SE21 8ED: also in SE21 8SE21 8EE: also in SE21 8SE21 8EG: also in SE21 8SE21 8EH: also in SE21 8SE21 8EQ: also in SE21 8SE21 8ER: also in SE21 8SE21 8ES: also in SE21 8SE21 8EU: also in SE21 8SE21 8EX: also in SE21 8SE21 8EZ: also in SE21 8SE21 8GA: also in SE21 8SE21 8HA: also in SE21 8SE21 8HB: also in SE21 8SE21 8HD: also in SE21 8SE21 8HE: also in SE21 8SE21 8HG: also in SE21 8SE21 8HN: also in SE21 8SE21 8HP: also in SE21 8SE21 8HS: also in SE21 8SE21 8HT: also in SE21 8SE21 8HU: also in SE21 8SE21 8HW: also in SE21 8SE21 8HX: also in SE21 8SE21 8HY: also in SE21 8SE21 8HZ: also in SE21 8SE21 8JA: also in SE21 8SE21 8JB: also in SE21 8SE21 8JD: also in SE21 8SE21 8JF: also in SE21 8SE21 8JH: also in SE21 8SE21 8JJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8JL: also in SE21 8SE21 8JN: also in SE21 8SE21 8JP: also in SE21 8SE21 8JR: also in SE21 8SE21 8JS: also in SE21 8SE21 8JU: also in SE21 8SE21 8JW: also in SE21 8SE21 8JX: also in SE21 8SE21 8JY: also in SE21 8SE21 8LF: also in SE21 8SE21 8LG: also in SE21 8SE21 8LH: also in SE21 8SE21 8LJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8LL: also in SE21 8SE21 8LN: also in SE21 8SE21 8LQ: also in SE21 8SE21 8NF: also in SE21 8SE21 8NS: also in SE21 8SE21 8NT: also in SE21 8SE21 8RA: also in SE21 8SE21 8RB: also in SE21 8SE21 8RD: also in SE21 8SE21 8RF: also in SE21 8SE21 8RG: also in SE21 8SE21 8RH: also in SE21 8SE21 8RJ: also in SE21 8SE21 8RL: also in SE21 8SE21 8RN: also in SE21 8SE21 8RP: also in SE21 8SE21 8RQ: also in SE21 8SE21 8RR: also in SE21 8SE21 8RS: also in SE21 8SE21 8RW: also in SE21 8SE21 8SF: also in SE21 8SE21 8SG: also in SE21 8SE21 8SL: also in SE21 8SE21 8SN: also in SE21 8SE21 8SR: also in SE21 8SE21 8SS: also in SE21 8SE21 8SW: also in SE21 8SE21 8SX: also in SE21 8SE21 8SY: also in SE21 8SE21 8SZ: also in SE21 8 GP 950 mWest Dulwich SE21 8RE Map of SE21 8RE and what is near it Map of SE21 8RE: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the SE21 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. West Dulwich SE21 8RE
  • SE21 8RE
  • Other postcodes in SE21 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 51.4376, longitude -0.0927)

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 8RE?

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 8RE?

Every home and business at SE21 8RE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lambeth: 92%

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

Lambeth: 99%

The line marks the figure across Lambeth.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8RE?

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

Check the bin days for SE21 8RE 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 8RE 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 8RE.

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 Lambeth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE21 8RE: 6,639 properties in Lambeth are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Lambeth

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 8RE 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 8RE?

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 8RE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SE21 8RE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 February 2024. 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

What council tax band are homes near SE21 8RE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around SE21 8RE. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). 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 8RE

Band D in Lambeth for 2026‑27: £2,047. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,365 (band A) to £3,412 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,820.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,365
Band Babout 140 (19%)£1,592
Band Cabout 310 (42%)£1,820
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,047
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£2,502
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£2,957
Band Gabout 90 (12%)£3,412
Band Hwithheld£4,094

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 40% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Lambeth 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 8RE is in (ONS area E01003165), 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 8RE?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE21 8RE, 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 8RE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE21 8RE is West Dulwich Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • West Dulwich Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Tulse Hill Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lings Coppice, 117 m away.

More stations near SE21 8RE, 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 8RE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE21 8RE, 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 8RE?

1 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

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

  • Clenergy Charging point · 1 charger 900 mWalk
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 1 charger 1.2 kmWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 5.8 kW 1.9 kmCycle

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 8RE?

The nearest to the centre of SE21 8RE, 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 8RE?

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 8RE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE21 8RE, 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 8RE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE21 8RE, 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 8RE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE21 8RE 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 8RE in a conservation area?

The centre of SE21 8RE 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 8RE?

Police.uk records 440 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE21 8RE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences112 reports
Anti-social behaviour91 reports
Shoplifting58 reports
Other theft40 reports
Vehicle crime34 reports
Public order28 reports

Also: drugs 20, theft from the person 19, burglary 14, robbery 9, bicycle theft 7, possession of weapons 4, other crime 3, criminal damage and arson 1.

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 8RE

Ward
West Dulwich
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lambeth
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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All of SE21

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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