SE2 9YA Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey Wood. Region: London.
Streets
- Grovebury Road, London: 32 addresses
- Godstow Road, London: 1 address
- Peterstone Road, London: 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 (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
- ōLand At Harrow Manorway & Felixstowe Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 245 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land At Coralline Walk, Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (510 m)
- Land At Southmere Village, Yarnton Way,Thamesmead, permissioned (510 m)
- Land At Binsey Walk, Thamesmead, permissioned (620 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (650 m)
- Lesnes Estate/Coralline Walk: up to 1,104 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood: up to 219 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- 42 Rushdene: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 31 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 |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest The Birchwood Thamesmead | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 40.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Wood Surgery | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Access Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Wood Park 5.0 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Birchmere Park 9.2 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Wood Park 2.2 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Church Manorway Allotments 3.0 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 34 |
26 of the postcode's 34 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Grovebury Road.