SE21London, Southwark, England

House prices in SE21, Southwark

Homes in SE21 sold for a median of £730,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 298 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 7 postcode districts in the Southwark council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£730,000298 standard sales
Middle half of prices£450,000 to £1,348,000
Against the Southwark council area36% aboveSouthwark median £535,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in SE21, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Detached15£1,850,000£1,058,000 to £3,198,000
Semi-detached64£1,770,000£1,325,000 to £2,262,000
Terraced70£956,000£794,000 to £1,373,000
Flats and maisonettes149£450,000£350,000 to £607,000

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 50% of sales.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 4.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

99 sales in SE21, or 33%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

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See where an asking price sits among homes of the same type sold in SE21. Add the floor area from the home's energy certificate to compare its price per m² too.

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Where prices are higher in SE21

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SE21 7, around London, with a median of £1,650,000, and lowest in SE21 8, around London, at £621,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in SE21 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 37 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in SE21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
SE21 7JB£2,250,0003
SE21 8BW£1,825,0003
SE21 7EE£1,650,0003
SE21 8HU£1,388,0004
SE21 8BD£1,365,0003
SE21 8BS£1,340,0003
SE21 8NR£1,325,0005
SE21 8DG£1,300,0003
SE21 8DP£1,190,0004
SE21 8DA£1,120,0005
SE21 7JR£1,100,0007
SE21 8NJ£900,0004
SE21 8AX£880,0005
SE21 8NP£865,00010
SE21 8LJ£832,5005
SE21 8LU£745,0005
SE21 8LT£742,5004
SE21 8JL£730,0003
SE21 8NL£700,0005
SE21 7AR£685,5003
SE21 8BP£610,0005
SE21 8JA£552,0003
SE21 8JS£550,0003
SE21 8DY£535,0005
SE21 8JD£524,5006
SE21 8JN£480,0003
SE21 8JU£465,0003
SE21 8EE£463,5006
SE21 8JP£450,0003
SE21 8JB£442,0005
SE21 8ED£425,0007
SE21 8EZ£422,5006
SE21 8DW£410,0006
SE21 8HZ£400,0006
SE21 8DX£380,0005
SE21 8BT£290,0004
SE21 8HX£146,5006

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £575,000
  2. 2017: £600,000
  3. 2018: £670,000
  4. 2019: £656,000
  5. 2020: £660,000
  6. 2021: £679,000
  7. 2022: £693,500
  8. 2023: £710,000
  9. 2024: £745,000
  10. 2025: £724,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £730,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 26%, from £575,000 in 2016 to £724,000 in 2025, more than the 22% rise for a typical district in London.

Postcode districts in the Southwark council area

Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SE21 is the most expensive.

  1. SE21 Southwark, this district£730,000
  2. SE22 Southwark£685,500
  3. SE1 Southwark£580,000
  4. SE15 Southwark£525,000
  5. SE5 Southwark£489,500
  6. SE16 Southwark£480,000
  7. SE17 Southwark£475,000

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in SE21, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19005916.6%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192913136.8%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19495415.2%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19664713.2%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982339.3%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995164.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011123.4%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later41.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

53% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of SE21, from the sales in SE21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Dulwich Village 68 sales£1,550,000
  2. Dulwich Wood 49 sales£750,000
  3. West Dulwich 159 sales£576,500

Leasehold homes

54% of sales in SE21 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £489,000 for a flat on Rosendale Road to £2,050,101 for a semi-detached house on Roseway.

The latest standard sales recorded in SE21. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 167 Croxted RoadSold for £762,000SE21 8NLSold on 29 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 1 Coney AcreSold for £900,000SE21 8LLSold on 21 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 69 Great BrowningsSold for £1,006,500SE21 7HRSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 264 Turney RoadSold for £675,000SE21 7JPSold on 28 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  5. Second Floor Flat, 152 Rosendale RoadSold for £489,000SE21 8LGSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  6. 60 Lings CoppiceSold for £950,000SE21 8SXSold on 27 Aug 2026Terraced
  7. 82 Pymers MeadSold for £950,000SE21 8NJSold on 26 Aug 2026Terraced
  8. 10 RosewaySold for £2,050,101SE21 7JTSold on 25 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  9. 10 Ryecotes MeadSold for £600,000SE21 7EPSold on 24 Aug 2026Flat
  10. 56A South Croxted RoadSold for £800,000SE21 8BDSold on 10 Aug 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Rosendale Road, West Dulwich£489,00031 sales
  • Croxted Road, London£871,50028 sales
  • Clive Road, London£710,00025 sales
  • Thurlow Park Road, London£446,00022 sales
  • South Croxted Road, London£880,00013 sales

Living in SE21

Crime

69 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 86% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £1,967 a year in Southwark for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in SE21, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B51.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C15242.7%, England and Wales 46.9%
D16446.1%, England and Wales 38.1%
E308.4%, England and Wales 7.3%
F30.8%, England and Wales 1.9%
G20.6%, England and Wales 0.6%

About these figures

The figures come from 298 standard sales in SE21, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.