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Dulwich Wood
Southwark, London
PocketsSydenham Hill (Eller Bank · Mary Datchelor Playing Fields · Kingswood Drive · Dulwich Upper Wood · Pynners playing field)
Dulwich Wood sits in the south of Southwark, rising toward Crystal Palace on the ridge, with Sydenham Hill Wood and Dulwich Wood itself providing a genuine patch of ancient woodland. Nineteen listed buildings include the Grade II* Six Pillars, the Grade II* Main Building of Dulwich College — Charles Barry Junior's 1870 'North Italian of the Thirteenth Century' terracotta composition — and the Grade II Pond Cottages. Green space runs to sixty-nine hectares and nature scores strongly. Nearly sixty per cent of the ward sits inside a conservation area. Safety is solid, pollution is near the midpoint, and schools are moderate with eight outstanding nearby. The drawbacks are transport and culture: public-transport access is moderate at 3 via Sydenham Hill and West Dulwich, culture scores low, non-food venues are modest and new housing delivery is zero.
- Strongest78Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong64Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 19 listed buildings
- 58.3% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Dulwich Wood (18 hectares)
- 51 open venues (19 food and drink, 32 other)
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Dulwich College's Main Building, Grade II* listed, was designed by Charles Barry Junior in a terracotta 'North Italian of the Thirteenth Century' style and opened in 1870.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
54Better than 64% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability55
- Rent affordability30
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)56
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Dulwich Wood: 85 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
64Better than 78% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime60
- Anti-social behaviour80
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Connectivity
40Better than 40% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
52Better than 56% of London
- Air quality48
- Quietness57
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
13Better than 15% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)25
51 open venues nearby — 19 food & drink, 32 other.
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For Dulwich Wood: the mix behind 51 open venues—% independent
Education
52Better than 45% of London
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools62
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For Dulwich Wood: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
38Better than 51% of London
19 listed buildings · 58% under a conservation area
- Six PillarsGrade II*
- Dulwich College, Main BuildingGrade II*
- Pond CottagesGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
78Better than 97% of London
- Green spaces103
- Waterways30
Largest green space: Dulwich Wood (18 ha). ~69 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Dulwich Wood safe?
- Dulwich Wood scores 64 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Dulwich Wood a good place to live?
- Dulwich Wood scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (78) and safety (64); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Dulwich Wood?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Dulwich Wood 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 40 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Dulwich Wood expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Dulwich Wood is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 11/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Dulwich Wood?
- Dulwich Wood scores 52 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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