SE2 9PY Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced April 2004. Ward: Abbey Wood. Region: London.
Streets
- Chantry Close, London: 12 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 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
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (130 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood: up to 219 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- ōLand At Harrow Manorway & Felixstowe Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 245 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 42 Rushdene: up to 9 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land At Coralline Walk, Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (450 m)
- Lesnes Estate/Coralline Walk: up to 1,104 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- ōLand adjacent to 106-116 McLeod Rd & Dahlia Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Land At Southmere Village, Yarnton Way,Thamesmead, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 11 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 50 m |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Wood Station | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 40.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lakeside Medical | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brownes Chemist | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbeywood Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 20 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lesnes Abbey Park 67 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | Abbey Wood Park 2.2 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | Elstree Garden Allotments West 1,560 m² | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 104 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 48% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 58% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Chantry Close.