SE3 9ED Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe. Region: London.
Streets
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: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lee Green Estate, Cambridge Drive, permissioned (150 m)
- Lee Green Estate, Cambridge Drive: up to 12 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 430-432 Lee High Road and 2-6 Burnt Ash Hill: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Lee High Road and Lee Road: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Sainsbury's Lee Green: up to 156 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Garages at Land on Western Side of Milbank Way: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Mayfields Hostel, 47 Burnt Ash Hill, permissioned (380 m)
- Mayfields Hostel, 47 Burnt Ash Hill: up to 64 homes, permissioned (380 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 5 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 17 m above sea level.
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 | Lee (London) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Blackheath 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Hither Green 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Lee Green | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Blackheath Station Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nightingale Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lords Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lee Dental And Implant Practice | 610 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutters, Lewishman Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Edith Nesbit Gardens 5,670 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Manor House Gardens 4.0 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,180 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 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), 610 m west. 70 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m west |
| Lee Public Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m west |
| Boone's Chapel (With Short Abutting Wall to East) | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m west |
| 20, Blackheath Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north |
| Well Hall Pleasaunce | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birdbrook | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Carter's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 3.8 km north |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 4.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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.