Lordship Lane is shut between Grove Vale and East Dulwich Grove for emergency gas repairs until about 15 November. Four bus routes are on diversion.

Lordship Lane is closed in both directions between Grove Vale and East Dulwich Grove for emergency gas repairs. Transport for London expects the closure to last until about 8pm on Sunday 15 November.

Updated Thursday 12 November: the road is still closed and TfL’s estimate is unchanged. The 176 and 185 are back to normal, and the 37, 40, 42 and P13 now divert mostly via Barry Road and Peckham Rye. The new routes are below.

The road shut at just after 8pm on Sunday 8 November, according to TfL’s road disruption feed (reference TIMS-237731). TfL’s advice at lunchtime on Monday was to use another route. It reported no delays on the diversion.

A second set of gas works started on Monday morning at the southern end of Lordship Lane. Temporary traffic lights are in use both ways on Dulwich Common (A205) at the junction, for emergency SGN gas works, until 11pm on Saturday 14 November (TIMS-237746). TfL said traffic there was flowing well.

Which buses are diverted

TfL changed the diversions after Monday. At its check early on Thursday 12 November, the 176 and 185 showed good service. Four routes were still diverted “due to a gas leak”:

  • 37 towards Peckham: via Lordship Lane, Barry Road and Peckham Rye. Stops from Goose Green to East Dulwich Road / Peckham Rye are missed.
  • 40, northbound only: via Barry Road, Peckham Rye, East Dulwich Road and Grove Vale. Stops from Dulwich / The Plough to Goose Green are missed.
  • 42 towards East Dulwich: via Lordship Lane, Barry Road, Peckham Rye and East Dulwich Road. The Goose Green stop is missed.
  • P13 towards New Cross: via Lordship Lane, Peckham Rye, East Dulwich Road and Grove Vale. Stops from Underhill Road / Melford Road to Goose Green are missed.

On Monday the diversions ran the other way round, via Denmark Hill, Champion Park and Dog Kennel Hill, and included the 176 and 185.

The P13 has a second, separate diversion. A burst water main at the junction of Underhill Road and Upland Road has it running both ways via Lordship Lane, missing the Underhill Road stops between Melford Road and Whateley Road.

What we could not confirm

TfL describes the work as emergency gas repairs and, on the bus notices, a gas leak. It has not said what caused the leak or which part of the stretch is dug up. SGN, the gas network for south London, had nothing about Lordship Lane on its incidents page when we checked. TfL’s feed does not say whether shops on the closed stretch are affected, and we have not assumed either way.

What it means for you

  • Driving: avoid Lordship Lane between Grove Vale and East Dulwich Grove until at least 15 November. Expect temporary lights at the Dulwich Common end until 14 November.
  • By bus from Goose Green or Lordship Lane: the 37, 40, 42 and P13 skip the Goose Green stops and run via Barry Road and Peckham Rye. The 176 and 185 are running normally again.
  • By train: East Dulwich and North Dulwich stations are unaffected by the closure.
  • The latest: our Dulwich roadworks and travel page carries this week’s other closures, including the Peckham Rye night works that finish on 13 November, and the parking in Dulwich page has the car parks.

We will update this story when TfL changes its estimate or the road reopens.

Sources

  • TfL road disruption feed, read at 12.30pm on 9 November 2026: TIMS-237731 (Lordship Lane, Grove Vale to East Dulwich Grove) and TIMS-237746 (Dulwich Common at Lordship Lane).
  • TfL bus status for the 37, 40, 42, 176, 185 and P13, read at 1pm on 9 November 2026.
  • SGN incidents, checked 9 November 2026.
  • TfL’s road disruption feed and bus status for the 37, 40, 42, 176, 185 and P13, read early on 12 November 2026.