SE2 9QE Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey Wood. Region: London.
Streets
- Blithdale Road, London: 54 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blithdale Road, Abbey Wood: 2 addresses
- Eynsham Drive, London: 1 address
- Howarth Road, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Blithdale Road, Abbey Wood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Blithdale 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 (77% 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
- ōLand adjacent to 106-116 McLeod Rd & Dahlia Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- ōLand rear of 2-36 Bevan Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 11 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- ōLand At Harrow Manorway & Felixstowe Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 245 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (880 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood: up to 219 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 53 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 50 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 61 addresses are between 3 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
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 | 810 m |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Eynsham Drive / Blithdale Road Abbey Wood | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 39.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbeyslade Pms (Dr Chand) | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Neem Tree Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Habashi Dental Practice | 500 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Bostall Gardens 1.0 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bostall Heath 72 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Wood Park 2.2 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 82 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas (Plumstead), a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m 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* | 720 m west |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Lesnes Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Woods | Wood | 900 m south-east |
| Bostall Woods | Wood | 930 m south |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Erith Marshes | Wetland | 2.2 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
12 of the postcode's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Blithdale Road.