SE18 4QA Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woolwich Common. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (41% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Woolwich 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- ō6 Frances St Woolwichō: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- ōKings Arms, 1 Frances St Woolwichō: up to 19 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- ō36-38 Artillery Place Woolwichō: up to 65 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- ōOgilby Housing Society site, Wellington St Woolwichō: up to 91 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- ōSunbury Lodge, 1 Sunbury St Woolwichō: up to 48 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- ō16 Sandpit Pl Charltonō: up to 32 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- ōConnaught Estate, land south of Sandy Hill Lane west of Brookhill Rd Woolwichō: up to 354 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- ōIsland site, Thomas, Wellington, Polytechnic & Calderwood Sts Woolwichō: up to 310 homes, pending decision (670 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m |
| Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station | 860 m |
| King George V DLR Station | 1.7 km | |
| London City Airport DLR Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Artillery Place / Frances Street Woolwich | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry South Pier | 940 m |
| Car parks | Bloc Space - Cable Depot - Woolwich Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Triveni Pms | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Start2Smile Dental Clinic | 590 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Woolwich Common 48 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Barrack Field 14 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Dallin Road Allotments 3,730 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 54 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Artillery Barracks Main Building, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-east. 65 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Artillery Barracks Main Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository | Scheduled monument | 420 m south-west |
| The Rotunda (Royal Artillery Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south-west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m south-west |
| Woolwich Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north |
| Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 170 m north-east |
| Repository Woods | Wood | 520 m south-west |
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km north-west |
| King George V Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 1.9 km north-east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 45% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.