Champion Hill sits on the edge of Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark, a compact, largely residential patch of inner‑south London. It mixes Victorian and Edwardian terraces with small parades of independent shops and cafés, and benefits from good transport links into central London while retaining a quieter, village‑like feel compared with busier nearby town centres.
The area is perhaps best known for the football ground on Champion Hill, long associated with non‑league club Dulwich Hamlet, which has helped foster a lively local culture, colourful fan murals and community campaigns around stadium use and development. Socially and economically the ward blends long‑standing local families with newer commuters and creatives, supporting a strong tradition of grassroots activity, independent traders and neighbourly civic engagement.
Postcode districts covering Champion Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.3 miles
- Islington 5.9 miles
- City of Westminster 4.9 miles
- Bexley 9.8 miles
- Sutton 8.4 miles
- Crawley 24.3 miles
- Croydon 7 miles
- Slough 22.7 miles
- Harrow 14.1 miles
- Basildon 24.5 miles
- Watford 19.5 miles
- Woking 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Goose Green Ward 0.5 miles
- Southwark Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Rye Lane Ward 0.8 miles
- Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction Ward 0.8 miles
- Dulwich Village Ward 0.8 miles
- St. Giles Ward 0.9 miles
- Dulwich Hill Ward 1.1 miles
- Brixton Windrush Ward 1.1 miles
- Camberwell Green Ward 1.1 miles
- Peckham Ward 1.2 miles
- Brixton North Ward 1.2 miles
- Nunhead & Queen's Road Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Champion Hill
SE5 8LT, SE5 8HJ, SE5 8LH, SE5 8LW, SE22 8BX, SE22 8AH, SE22 8AP, SE5 8EY, SE5 8DH … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 16 miles
- East Dulwich Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Denmark Hill Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3 miles
Hotels near Champion Hill Ad
- Hotel 41 5 3.6 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.8 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 3.8 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 4.3 miles
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 3.4 miles
- Raffles London at the Owo 5 3.5 miles
- The Peninsula London 5 4 miles
- One Aldwych 5 3.7 miles
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 4 miles
- The Savoy 5 3.7 miles
Schools in Champion Hill
- Bessemer Grange Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- The Charter School North Dulwich Secondary
Local points of interest
- Ritzy Theatre 1.3 miles
- The Oval Stadium 2 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 2 miles
- The Den Stadium 2.2 miles
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 2.2 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.5 miles
- Imperial War Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Tate Britain Museum 2.7 miles
- Old Vic Theatre Theatre 3 miles
- Young Vic theatre Theatre 3 miles
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 3 miles
- St Olave's Church Historic site 3 miles