SE22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering East Dulwich, in Southwark.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in SE22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How SE22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE22 at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across the SE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 275 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (552), anti-social behaviour (498) and shoplifting (454).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE22 was 84.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SE22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE22 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark 027A | 1,587 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Southwark 027C | 1,627 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.8% |
| Southwark 027D | 1,345 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.5% |
| Southwark 028A | 2,016 | 136.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.1% |
| Southwark 028B | 1,891 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.6% |
| Southwark 028C | 1,805 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.6% |
| Southwark 028D | 2,115 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.4% |
| Southwark 029C | 1,641 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.6% |
| Southwark 030A | 1,655 | 231.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.7% |
| Southwark 030B | 1,592 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| Southwark 030C | 1,848 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| Southwark 030D | 1,527 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Southwark 030E | 1,674 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| Southwark 032A | 1,880 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.4% |
| Southwark 032B | 1,993 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.8% |
| Southwark 032C | 1,790 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.7% |
| Southwark 032D | 1,936 | 177.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.2% |
| Southwark 032E | 1,899 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.9% |
MPs for SE22
- Ellie ReevesLabourMP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich76% of SE22’s postcodes
- Helen HayesLabourMP for Dulwich and West Norwood24% of SE22’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE224
Postcode sectors in SE224
Council1
Towns in SE221
Postcode districts next to SE225
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE22 in brief
SE22 is a postcode district covering East Dulwich, in Southwark.
About 30,581 people lived in SE22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £720,000 in 2025 across 511 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE22 was £720,000 in 2025.
SE22 had 30,840 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SE22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE22, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.