SE7 7FA Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced February 2015. Ward: Greenwich Peninsula. Region: London.
Streets
- Gallions Road, London: 11 addresses
- Bugsby's Way, London: 6 addresses
- Woolwich Road, London: 3 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 (32% of about 1,000 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
- ō445 Woolwich Rd Charltonō: up to 73 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- ōAntigallican PH, 428 Woolwich Rd Charltonō: up to 8 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- ō54 Westcombe Hill Westcombe Parkō: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- ōFormer Westcombe Park police station, 11 Combedale Rd Westcombe Parkō: up to 9 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- ō79 Eastcombe Ave Charltonō: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- ō3-5 Tunnel Ave Greenwichō: up to 23 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- ōGarages rear of 7-22 Prentiss Court Charltonō: up to 10 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- ōGreenwich Millennium Village, Peartree Way & West Parkside Greenwichō: up to 1,746 homes, permissioned (860 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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 31 addresses are between 4 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 | Charlton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Westcombe Park 932,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m | |
| Maze Hill 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pontoon Dock DLR Station | 1.7 km |
| West Silvertown DLR Station | 1.7 km | |
| Greenwich Peninsula | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Woolwich Road / Victoria Way Charlton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Charlton Station Car Park | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Pms | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 750 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Charlton Police Car Pound | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 590 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 680 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.8 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Highcombe Allotments 2,540 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 31 |
13 of the postcode's 31 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Gallions Road.