SE18 1RT Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plumstead & Glyndon. Region: London.
Streets
- Parkdale Road, London: 51 addresses
- Roydene Road, 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 C (72% of about 650 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
- 64 Plumstead High Street, Plumstead: up to 7 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- ō2a Kirkham St Plumsteadō: up to 6 homes, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 20 at medium risk and 12 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.
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 52 addresses are between 19 m and 28 m above sea level (23 m on average).
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 | Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m |
| Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station | 1.6 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Lakedale Road Plumstead | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plumstead H/C Pms | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Temple Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 440 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Plumstead Common 38 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Swingate Lane Allotments 1,890 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead, a scheduled monument, 630 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-east |
| Church of St Nicholas (Plumstead) | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m east |
| Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 780 m south-east |
| Clothworkers Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Bostall Woods | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 1.9 km north-west |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 2.0 km north-west |
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 52 |
16 of the postcode's 52 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Parkdale Road.