SE9 2EJ Greenwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eltham Town & Avery Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Footscray Road, Eltham: 44 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 E (33% of about 790 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
- ōAlbany House, 75 Southwood Rd Mottinghamō: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- ō48-60 Footscray Rd Elthamō: up to 38 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 44 addresses are between 42 m and 43 m above sea level (42 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 | New Eltham 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m |
| Mottingham 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Eltham 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Footscray Rugby Club New Eltham | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | Eltham High Street Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Eltham And Blackfen Medical Centre | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stevens Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pura Dental Care | 620 m |
| Hospital | Eltham Community Hospital Cdc | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food New Eltham, New Eltham | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Avery Hill Park 43 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parkview Allotments 1.6 ha | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Conduit Head, Eltham, a scheduled monument, 820 m north. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit Head, Eltham | Scheduled monument | 820 m north |
| Eltham Lodge | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north-west |
| Eltham Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km west |
| Eltham Palace | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Well Hall Pleasaunce | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| The Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Parish Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Ashen Grove | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Carter's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km west |
| Partridge Shaw | Wood | 2.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 44 |
41 of the postcode's 44 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Footscray Road.