SE18 2AE Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced February 2008. Ward: Plumstead Common. Region: London.
Streets
- Garland Road, London: 4 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 D (52% of about 600 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
- ō2a Kirkham St Plumsteadō: up to 6 homes, permissioned (140 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 52 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 | Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Garland Road Clinic Plumstead Common | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Waverley Pms | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Temple Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Garland Road Dental Centre | 0 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Plumstead Common 38 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dothill Road Allotments 9,710 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 85 to 91 and Attached Walls Gates and Gatepiesr, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 85 to 91 and Attached Walls Gates and Gatepiesr | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 820 m east |
| Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clothworkers Wood | Wood | 680 m south |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 900 m east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 2.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Garland Road.