SE7 8PT Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Charlton Hornfair. Region: London.
Streets
- Greenbay Road, London: 45 addresses
- Stonefield Way, 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 B (42% of about 770 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
- ō3rd & 4th Floors Farndale Court, 1-3 Master Gunner Place Woolwichō: up to 7 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- ō25-31 The Village Charltonō: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- ōFred Styles House and adjacent garages, 20 Fletching Rd Charltonō: up to 37 homes, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 10 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.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 30%, gigabit 30% 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 | 1.3 km |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Westcombe Park 932,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Pallet Way Charlton | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 7.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barrier Gardens Pier Woolwich | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Charlton Station Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Pms | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Masters Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Beauty Blackheath | 510 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 570 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Shooters Hill, Brook House Site Cashzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Hornfair Park 10.0 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Woolwich Common 48 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Orchard Allotments 2,820 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 80 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stable Buildings to South West of Charlton House, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m north-west. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stable Buildings to South West of Charlton House | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m north-west |
| Charlton House | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m north-west |
| Gateway at Axis to West of Charlton House | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m north-west |
| Garden House to North West of Charlton House (Now Public Lavatory) | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m north-west |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Well Hall Pleasaunce | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 3.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Repository Woods | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Eltham Common | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 46 |
1 of the postcode's 46 addresses is 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Greenbay Road.