SE13 7RG Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greenwich Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Coldbath Street, London: 40 addresses
- Bliss Crescent, London: 3 addresses
- Franklin Place, London: 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
- Heathside and Lethbridge Estate, permissioned (350 m)
- Heathside and Lethbridge Estate: up to 443 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Brandon House, 22 Morden Hill: up to 5 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 72 Loampit Hill: up to 8 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 78-78a Blackheath Hill: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Blackheath Hill Locally Signficant Industrial Site: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- 70-70a Loampit Hill: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road: up to 365 homes, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 35 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 35 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 6 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 | St Johns (London) 842,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Lewisham 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Greenwich 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elverson Road DLR Station | 200 m |
| Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 500 m | |
| Lewisham DLR Station | 760 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Sparta Street Deptford Bridge | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 31 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plumbridge Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Geepharm Chemists | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smileup Dental | 250 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Greenwich Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Brookmill Park 2.7 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Blackheath 80 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 950 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Deloraine Street Allotments 3,640 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 88 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stone House, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m south-west. 143 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| 22 Dartmouth Row | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m east |
| Church of the Ascension | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m east |
| Perceval House Spencer House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 920 m east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Greenwich Observatory | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km north-east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km north-east |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km north |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 2.2 km north-east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 2.4 km north-east |
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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 44 |
9 of the postcode's 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Coldbath Street.