SE2 9EF Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey Wood. Region: London.
Streets
- Bracondale Road, London: 44 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bracondale Road, Abbey Wood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bracondale Road, Abbey Wood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bracondale Road, Abbey Wood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bracondale Road, Abbey Wood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bracondale Road, Abbey Wood: 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 C (62% of about 1,130 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
- ōLand adjacent to 106-116 McLeod Rd & Dahlia Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- ōLand rear of 2-36 Bevan Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 11 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- ōLand At Harrow Manorway & Felixstowe Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 245 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (800 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood: up to 219 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- 42 Rushdene: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land At Coralline Walk, Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 12 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 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 39 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 2 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 | 740 m |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Eynsham Drive / Blithdale Road Abbey Wood | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 39.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbeyslade Pms (Dr Chand) | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Neem Tree Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Habashi Dental Practice | 440 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Bostall Gardens 1.0 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bostall Heath 72 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Wood Park 2.2 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 101 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas (Plumstead), a listed building (Grade II*), 800 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas (Plumstead) | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-west |
| Lesnes Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Woods | Wood | 880 m south-east |
| Bostall Woods | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Erith Marshes | Wetland | 2.1 km north-east |
| Tripcock Ness | Headland | 2.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 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 | 1 | 7 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 42 |
1 of the postcode's 49 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Bracondale Road.