SE18 3RF Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 2025. Ward: Plumstead Common. Region: London.
Streets
- Kirk Lane, London: 2 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 (35% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Plumstead Common (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 108, PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD SE18, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- ō29 Herbert Rd Woolwichō: up to 9 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- ō51 Herbert Rd Woolwichō: up to 7 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- ōLord Clyde, 1 Brookhill Rd Woolwichō: up to 8 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- ō2a Kirkham St Plumsteadō: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- ōConnaught Estate, land south of Sandy Hill Lane west of Brookhill Rd Woolwichō: up to 354 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 56 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 | Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station | 1.1 km |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Kirk Lane Plumstead Common | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Marks Pms | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Geepharm Chemists | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plumstead Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Plumstead Common 38 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Barrack Field 14 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dothill Road Allotments 9,710 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 56 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 85 to 91 and Attached Walls Gates and Gatepiesr, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m south. 12 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* | 240 m south |
| Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill | Scheduled monument | 780 m south-west |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 5.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clothworkers Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 2.1 km north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 2.2 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 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Kirk Lane.