SE3 9DJ Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe. Region: London.
Streets
- Lee Road, London: 41 addresses
- Eltham Road, Eltham: 2 addresses
- St Peters Court, London: 2 addresses
- Osborn Terrace, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lee Road, Blackheath Park: 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 B (24% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- LEE GREEN FIRE STATION, grade II
- POLICE STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 430-432 Lee High Road and 2-6 Burnt Ash Hill: up to 6 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Land at Lee High Road and Lee Road: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Sainsbury's Lee Green: up to 156 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Lee Green Estate, Cambridge Drive, permissioned (170 m)
- Lee Green Estate, Cambridge Drive: up to 12 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 36 Old Road, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 87 Old Road, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Garages at Land on Western Side of Milbank Way: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 0 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 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 15 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 0 low and 0 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 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lee (London) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Blackheath 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Hither Green 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lewisham DLR Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burnt Ash Road / Lee Road | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.8 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nightingale Surgery | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lords Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Lee | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Costcutters, Lewishman Cashzone | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edith Nesbit Gardens 5,670 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Manor House Gardens 4.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,180 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 480 m (0.3 miles) west. 78 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Lee Public Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Boone's Chapel (With Short Abutting Wall to East) | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| 20, Blackheath Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birdbrook | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Carter's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 47 | 37 |
44 of the postcode's 47 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 7 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 Lee Road.