SE2 9AU Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey Wood. Region: London.
Streets
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 (48% 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
- Land At Southmere Village, Yarnton Way,Thamesmead, permissioned (280 m)
- Land At Coralline Walk, Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (370 m)
- Land At Binsey Walk, Thamesmead, permissioned (380 m)
- ōLand At Harrow Manorway & Felixstowe Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 245 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Lesnes Estate/Coralline Walk: up to 1,104 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (620 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood: up to 219 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 42 Rushdene: up to 9 homes, permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 25 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 0 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 | Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Eynsham Drive / Harrow Manor Way Abbey Wood | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 40.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Wood Surgery | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Access Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Wood Park 5.0 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Southmere Park 11 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | Church Manorway Allotments 3.0 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lesnes Abbey, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lesnes Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 580 m north-east |
| Manorway Green | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Erith Marshes | Wetland | 1.3 km east |
| Abbey Woods | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Barking Reach | Tidal water | 1.9 km north |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 32 |
9 of the postcode's 32 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.