SE18 3EA Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shooters Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Ashridge Crescent, London: 53 addresses
- Plum Lane, London: 1 address
- Rowton 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 E (52% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Shrewsbury Park Estate (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- ō51 Herbert Rd Woolwichō: up to 7 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- ō29 Herbert Rd Woolwichō: up to 9 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- ōLord Clyde, 1 Brookhill Rd Woolwichō: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 55 addresses are between 80 m and 113 m above sea level (111 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 | Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Eaglesfield Road Shooters Hill | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Marks Pms | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Herbert Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plumstead Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Shrewsbury Park 14 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Plumstead Common 38 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Eaglesfield 3.6 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dallin Road Allotments 3,730 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill, a scheduled monument, 280 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill | Scheduled monument | 280 m west |
| Numbers 85 to 91 and Attached Walls Gates and Gatepiesr | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m north |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Well Hall Pleasaunce | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 5.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clothworkers Wood | Wood | 650 m east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 680 m south-west |
| Jackwood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 2.8 km north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 2.8 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Ashridge Crescent.