SE7 7SR Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced May 2003. Ward: Greenwich Peninsula. Region: London.
Streets
- Bugsby's Way, London: 30 addresses
- Woolwich Road, London: 4 addresses
- Lombard Wall, 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 (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 km (0.6 miles)
- ō445 Woolwich Rd Charltonō: up to 73 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- ōAntigallican PH, 428 Woolwich Rd Charltonō: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- ōFormer Westcombe Park police station, 11 Combedale Rd Westcombe Parkō: up to 9 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- ō54 Westcombe Hill Westcombe Parkō: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- ō3-5 Tunnel Ave Greenwichō: up to 23 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- ōGreenwich Millennium Village, Peartree Way & West Parkside Greenwichō: up to 1,746 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- ō79 Eastcombe Ave Charltonō: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- ōGarages rear of 7-22 Prentiss Court Charltonō: up to 10 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 38 addresses are between 3 m and 4 m above sea level (3 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 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Westcombe Park 932,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Maze Hill 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Silvertown DLR Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pontoon Dock DLR Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Greenwich Peninsula | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woolwich Road / Victoria Way Charlton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Charlton Station Car Park | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Greenwich | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.7 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenwich Peninsula | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Charlton Police Car Pound | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.8 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Highcombe Allotments 2,540 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Submarine Telephone Cable Hauler and Gantry at Enderby's Wharf, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Submarine Telephone Cable Hauler and Gantry at Enderby's Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Romano-Celtic temple in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodland Dell | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Bugsby's Reach | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 38 | 38 |
19 of the postcode's 38 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Bugsby's Way.