- London SE21
SE21 is a postcode district in the
SE postcode area of London, England.Royal Mail, "Address Management Guide", (2004)]Postal arrangements
The postcode district is part of the LONDON post town. Sectors 7, 8, 9 and 0 are in use. There are no dependent localities used in the postcode district. The numbered district was created in 1917 and was originally designated as the Dulwich postal district. [HMSO, "Names of Street and Places in the London Postal area", (1930), cited in [http://www.londonancestor.com/po/1map-w.htm London Ancestor] ] Before then it had been included in the SE postal district and initially formed part of the abandoned S postal district. [John Marius Wilson, " [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=806330 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)] "] There has been no significant recoding of the district from 1990 to 2007. [Royal Mail - Major recode historical information - [ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/21sep06_MajorRecodes_to_1999.doc 1990-1999] , [ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/18apr07_MajorRecodes_from_2000.pdf 2000-2007] ] There are Post Office branches in the district at Dulwich Village and Seeley Drive. [Post Office - [http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/finder?catId=20700386 Branch locator] ]
Demography
The postcode district has a population of 14,119 in 5,876 residential properties and the greatest number (49%) of the properties are flats.mouseprice.com - [http://www.mouseprice.com/property-stats/south-east-london/lambeth-property-se21-2.aspx SE21 (Lambeth) Demographic Info] ] The population density is 33.1 people per square kilometre. The average age of residents is 34.
Coverage
The postcode district is mostly within the
London Borough of Southwark , with some sections in the south west aroundWest Dulwich andTulse Hill in theLondon Borough of Lambeth . It includesDulwich ,West Dulwich , Dulwich Village,Dulwich Park and the area aroundSydenham Hill railway station .Museum of London - [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SE21.html The Postcodes Project - SE21] ]References
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