SE10 9XD Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Greenwich. Region: London.
Streets
- Woodlands Park Road, London: 32 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Greenwich in 2026-27: Band D £2,108 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,405 | £1,639 | £1,874 | £2,108 | £2,576 | £3,045 | £3,513 | £4,216 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (31% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- ōGarages adjacent to 63 & 73 Woodlands Park Rd Greenwichō: up to 15 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- ō2-12 Blackwall Lane Greenwichō: up to 18 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- ōFormer Greenwich District Hospital site, Vanbrugh Hill Greenwichō: up to 686 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- ōLovells, Granite, Badcocks & Pipers Wharves (River Gardens), Pelton Rd & Banning St Greenwich: up to 840 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- ōEnderby Place (northern part of Enderby Wharf), Banning St & Christchurch Way Greenwich: up to 477 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Enderby Wharf (former Alcatel Site), Christchurch Way: up to 677 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- ō3-5 Tunnel Ave Greenwichō: up to 23 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 22 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maze Hill 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 110 m |
| Westcombe Park 932,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Greenwich 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) DLR Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Island Gardens DLR Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Greenwich DLR Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King William Lane Greenwich | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greenwich Park Street Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.2 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodlands Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pe Logan | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Greenwich | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Isle of Dogs Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greenwich Park 73 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Millwall Park 8.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Restell Close Allotments 1,780 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 74 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 47 and 49, Maze Hill Se10, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m south. 151 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 14 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 47 and 49, Maze Hill Se10 | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south |
| Vanbrugh Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south |
| Outer Courtyard Walls to West and South of Vanbrugh Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south |
| Trinity Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Romano-Celtic temple in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Queen's House | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Greenwich Palace | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Woodland Dell | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 32 | 32 |
6 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Greenwich: see them on the Greenwich page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Woodlands Park Road.