Dulwich Local Information
Practical local information for Dulwich: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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The Dulwich Tip: Devon Street Is Open Daily, West Norwood Needs a Booking
Southwark's Devon Street tip in SE15 opens every day, 8.30am to 4.30pm, with no booking. Lambeth's West Norwood site needs a slot. Checked November 2026.
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Herne Hill
Herne Hill Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Herne Hill
Herne Hill roadworks: London Borough of Southwark - Fielding Street - temporary prohibition of traffic (notice of 22 Oct) and every other traffic order...
Peckham
Peckham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Peckham
Peckham roadworks: Woods Road (now, until 22 Dec) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Herne Hill
Herne Hill Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Herne Hill weather today: overcast, 9°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 10 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Peckham
Peckham Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Peckham weather today: overcast, 9°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 10 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Dulwich Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Dulwich today: unleaded from 136.8p and diesel from 142.8p a litre, across 57 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
Weather
Dulwich Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Dulwich weather today: overcast, 9°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 10 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Peckham
Dulwich Roadworks: Lordship Lane Shut by a Gas Leak
Lordship Lane is shut from Grove Vale to East Dulwich Grove for gas repairs until about 15 November. The 37, 40, 42 and P13 are diverted via Barry Road.
Bins
Dulwich Christmas Bin Collections: Only Two Days Move
Southwark's Christmas 2026 bins: Friday 25 December moves to Sunday 27th, New Year's Day to Saturday 2 January. Free tree collection books from 21 December.
Schools
Dulwich School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Splits in Two
Charter East Dulwich and Kingsdale take two weeks' half term; Dulwich College, Alleyn's and JAGS break to 6 November. Every school's dates to summer 2027.
Trains
Dulwich Christmas Trains: No Service on 25 December
No trains from any Dulwich station on Christmas Day, almost none on Boxing Day, and a bank holiday on Monday 28 December. What is known so far, and when.
Bins
Dulwich Bin Collection Days: Houses Are Fortnightly
Southwark empties Dulwich houses on alternate weeks and says so nowhere on its website. Plus the green bin trap at the Lambeth line and garden waste at £84.
Parking
Parking in Dulwich: £5.70 an Hour, Free Bank Holidays
When parking in Dulwich is free, each zone's controlled hours and the only two council car parks, plus the Dulwich Park car park rules and the permit costs.
Council Tax
Dulwich Council Tax Bands: £79.85 Split at the Border
Both 2026/27 council tax tables for Dulwich, A to H: which streets Southwark bills, which Lambeth bills, and why the Lambeth side pays £79.85 more at band D.
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Things to do in Dulwich: 11 free days out, £6.99 cinema
Eleven of these cost nothing, including a rooftop art space and an ancient wood. Verified August 2026 prices and opening hours across Dulwich, Peckham and Camberwell.
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Southwark planning: 1,004 homes built against a 2,355 target
Southwark completed 1,004 homes last year against a target of 2,355, and claims 5.04 years of land. The Local Plan position, plus the Rye Lane and Abbey Street schemes now live.
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Dulwich house prices: £1.37m in SE21, £710,000 in SE22
What homes in Dulwich actually sold for in the last year: SE21 and SE22 medians, flats against houses and every Southwark postcode, from Land Registry sales.
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Dulwich trains to London: 13 minutes, £1,788 a year
Fastest trains from East, West and North Dulwich, Herne Hill and Peckham Rye to London Bridge, Victoria and Canary Wharf, with the zone and fare for each.