Godfrey Road Woolwich, Greenwich
74 addresses across 4 postcodes (SE18), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20800652.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £242,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 29, D: 14, E: 1).
- Flood: 18 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Greenwich costs £2,108 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Woolwich Dockyard, about 340 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, and Maryon Park (12 hectares) is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 74 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Triveni Pms, about 500 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 201 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £242,500 | £220,000 | £265,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £505,000 | £500,000 | £510,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £312,500 | £245,000 | £380,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £251,000 | £251,000 | £251,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £189,000 | £148,000 | £230,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £223,000 | £223,000 | £223,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £144,500 | £85,000 | £204,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £25,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2024 | FLAT 26, CAREW HOUSE SE18 5HB | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Feb 2024 | 41 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 53 SE18 5EY | Semi-detached | £500,000 | New build. |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 55 SE18 5EY | Semi-detached | £510,000 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2022 | FLAT 5, CAREW HOUSE SE18 5HB | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 63 SE18 5EY | Other | £10,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Feb 2022 | 10 SE18 5HD | Terraced | £380,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 35 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £251,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2015 | 41 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Mar 2015 | FLAT 22, CAREW HOUSE SE18 5HB | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2014 | 35 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £223,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Mar 2008 | 41 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Apr 2007 | 29 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Nov 2005 | FLAT 26, CAREW HOUSE SE18 5HB | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2003 | 29 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £204,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2003 | 29 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 May 2001 | 29 SE18 5HD | Flat or maisonette | £57,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 1998 | FLAT 22, CAREW HOUSE SE18 5HB | Flat or maisonette | £25,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: Flat (32); House, mid-terrace (4); Maisonette, mid-terrace (4). Built: 1950-1966 (26); 1967-1975 (6); 1930-1949 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (19); owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (24 addresses)
- 7, Godfrey Road
- 8, Godfrey Road
- 11, Godfrey Road
- 12, Godfrey Road
- 14, Godfrey Road
- 19, Godfrey Road
- 27, Godfrey Road
- 29, Godfrey Road
- 31, Godfrey Road
- 37, Godfrey Road
- 39, Godfrey Road
- 43, Godfrey Road
- 57, Godfrey Road
- Flat 1 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 2 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 3 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 4 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 8 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 9 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 11 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 13 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 16 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 17 Carew House, Godfrey Road
- Flat 20 Carew House, Godfrey Road
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (29% of about 1,540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- ō16 Sandpit Pl Charltonō: up to 32 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- ōKings Arms, 1 Frances St Woolwichō: up to 19 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- ō6 Frances St Woolwichō: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- ōMorris Walk (South) Estate, Prospect Vale & Maryon Rd Woolwichō: up to 52 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- ōThe Albion PH, 48 Woolwich Church St Woolwichō: up to 40 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- ō36-38 Artillery Place Woolwichō: up to 65 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- ōSunbury Lodge, 1 Sunbury St Woolwichō: up to 48 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- ōSouth East London Aquatic Centre, Europe Rd Woolwich (King Henry's Dock)ō: up to 100 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 6 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE18 5HD | not in 2 or 3 | 10 / 8 / 6 | unlikely |
| SE18 5HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE18 5EY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE18 5LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 74 addresses are between 15 m and 22 m above sea level (19 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE18 5EY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE18 5HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE18 5HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE18 5LN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| London City Airport DLR Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| King George V DLR Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Red Barracks Road Woolwich | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry South Pier | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bloc Space - Cable Depot - Woolwich Car Park | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.6 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Triveni Pms | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ns Warwick LTD | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Surgery | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Maryon Park 12 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barrack Field 14 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Highcombe Allotments 2,540 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository, a scheduled monument, 480 m (0.3 miles) south. 56 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The Rotunda (Royal Artillery Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Royal Artillery Barracks Main Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Granada Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Repository Woods | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Mulgrave Pond | Lake or reservoir | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| King George V Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
4 of the street's 74 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Greenwich: see them on the Greenwich page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cardwell Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 210 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Mulgrave Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Royal Greenwich Trust School | Secondary | 11–19 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School | All-through | 3–18 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thorntree Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Pound Park Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Windrush Charlton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eglinton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Nightingale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfree Convienience Store SE18 5EY | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Woodhill Primary School SE18 5JE | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Alpha Club Woodhill primary school SE18 5JE | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Mini Market SE7 8DA | Retailers - other | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Choice Support SE18 5LR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Cardwell Primary School SE18 5LP | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Choice Support SE18 5LR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2024 |
| Morley's / Taste N Eat SE18 5EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Choice Support SE18 5LR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2024 |
| Time Court Nursing Home SE7 8EX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Manns Food & Wine SE18 5EF | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| BGirl’s Kitchen SE18 4AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Jim’s Fish Bar SE18 5EF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Kebab Ye SE18 5EF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tesco Stores Limited SE18 5EF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 |
| Drugs | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dairy Lane (22); On or near Godfrey Hill (21); On or near Samuel Street (21); On or near Ogilby Street (21); On or near Borgard Road (20).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 26% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SE18 5HD: 38 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- SE18 5HB: 27 addresses
- SE18 5EY: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- SE18 5LN: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Woodrow · Richard Close · Eleanor Walk · Godfrey Hill · Paradise Place · Ogilby Street · Rosebank Walk · Woodville Street · Rideout Street · Dairy Lane · Pellipar Gardens · Maryon Grove
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.