SE8 3DN Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greenwich Creekside. Region: London.
Streets
- Mcmillan Street, London: 16 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 A (48% of about 1,530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- CHARNEL HOUSE TO CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II*
- NORTH AND EAST WALLS TO CHURCHYARD OF ST NICHOLAS AND GATE PIERS ON WEST WALL, grade II*
- MEMORIAL TO MARGARET MCMILLAN AT RACHEL MCMILLAN NURSERY SCHOOL, grade II
- RACHEL MCMILLAN NURSERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Deptford Delivery Office, 4-8 Creekside Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 229 Deptford High Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 402-404 Evelyn Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Astra House, 23-25 Arklow Road, permissioned (260 m)
- 60 Crossfield Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Thanet Wharf, Creekside Village East, pending decision (420 m)
- Thanet Wharf, Creekside Village East: up to 393 homes, pending decision (420 m)
- Thanet Wharf, east of Laban Centre, pending decision (420 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.
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 6 m above sea level.
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 | Deptford 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| Greenwich 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| New Cross 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Greenwich DLR Station | 800 m |
| Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 840 m | |
| Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) DLR Station | 890 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Deptford High Street | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 650 m |
| Car parks | Greenwich Park Street Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingfisher Medical Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rose Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Creek Road Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Perfect Fried Chicken Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Charlotte Turner Gardens 1.3 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Millwall Park 8.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Royal Naval Place North Allotment 2,180 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Charnel House to Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m east. 102 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Charnel House to Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north-east |
| North and East Walls to Churchyard of St Nicholas and Gate Piers on West Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-east |
| 43, Albury Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 490 m north |
| Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern | Scheduled monument | 690 m north |
| Greenwich Hospital (RN College) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.6 km east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 740 m north-east |
| Millwall Outer Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 1.5 km north-east |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 1.8 km north-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 16 |
16 of the postcode's 16 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Mcmillan Street.