SE13 7LY Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greenwich Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Russett Way, London: 28 addresses
- Unnamed street near Russett Way, St John's: 1 address
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 B (52% of about 770 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 1.0 km
- Brandon House, 22 Morden Hill: up to 5 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road: up to 365 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Tesco, Conington Road, pending decision (290 m)
- Heathside and Lethbridge Estate, permissioned (310 m)
- Heathside and Lethbridge Estate: up to 443 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road (Tesco): up to 451 homes, pending decision (330 m)
- Blackheath Hill Locally Signficant Industrial Site: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 100-114 Loampit Vale: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lewisham 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| St Johns (London) 842,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m | |
| Greenwich 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elverson Road DLR Station | 100 m |
| Lewisham DLR Station | 500 m | |
| Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 770 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Morden Hill Elverson Road | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 34 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plumbridge Medical Centre | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sheel Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Viva / Night Dental | 280 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Lewisham Police Station | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 64 Lewisham High Street Halifax | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Brookmill Park 2.7 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Blackheath 80 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,730 m² | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 87 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 17 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 17 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Russett Way.