Spinel Close London, Greenwich
94 addresses across 3 postcodes (SE18), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20801394.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £131,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 65 homes have an energy certificate (C: 45, D: 18, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; 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 Plumstead, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Plumstead Common, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 34 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 94 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bannockburn Surgery, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 13% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 455 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £131,000 | £131,000 | £131,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £119,000 | £103,000 | £125,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £49,000 | £49,000 | £49,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £69,995 | £69,995 | £69,995 |
| 2002 | 1 | £66,000 | £66,000 | £66,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £18,000 | £18,000 | £18,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £14,500 | £14,500 | £14,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2023 | FLAT 30, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £131,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2022 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Sep 2019 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jul 2019 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Jun 2015 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2015 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £103,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Apr 2015 | FLAT 4, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Apr 2014 | FLAT 31, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Nov 2012 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jun 2009 | FLAT 28, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £49,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 May 2007 | FLAT 4, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 2006 | FLAT 31, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £69,995 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2002 | FLAT 30, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £66,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 1998 | FLAT 30, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £18,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 May 1997 | FLAT 30, BERYL HOUSE SE18 1LL | Flat or maisonette | £14,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
65 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 62 m². Most common: Flat (64); Maisonette, end-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (44); 1967-1975 (13); 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (33); owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (42 addresses)
- Flat 1 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 1 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 3 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 3 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 4 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 4 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 5 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 6 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 7 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 8 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 8 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 9 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 10 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 12 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 12 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 13 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 14 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 14 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 15 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 16 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 18 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 19 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 19 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 20 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 23 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 24 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 26 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 26 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 27 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 29 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 29 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 32 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 33 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 35 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 36 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 36 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 37 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 38 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 38 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 39 Beryl House, Spinel Close
- Flat 39 Crystal House, Spinel Close
- Flat 43 Crystal House, Spinel Close
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 C (43% of about 1,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Plumstead Common (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- ōLand rear of 2-36 Bevan Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 11 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 64 Plumstead High Street, Plumstead: up to 7 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- ōLand adjacent to 106-116 McLeod Rd & Dahlia Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 1LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE18 1LL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE18 1LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 94 addresses are between 34 m and 40 m above sea level (37 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE18 1LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE18 1LL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE18 1LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Plumstead Corner /Rockmount Rd | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.9 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bannockburn Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Plumstead Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Denvolve | 260 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barclays ATM | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Plumstead Common 38 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bostall Heath 72 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,850 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cooks Farm Allotments 1.6 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 117 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas (Plumstead), a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas (Plumstead) | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bostall Woods | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Hill Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 92 | 94 | 94 |
2 of the street's 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannockburn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Rockliffe Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Conway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Abbey Wood Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Alexander McLeod Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Paul's Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Timbercroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Greenslade Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Plumstead Manor School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Rise Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjabi Village SE18 1JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| GRIZZLYS PLUMSTEAD LIMITED SE18 1HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2026 |
| FLAVOURS OF SPICE SE2 0XJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 4 Good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| East Ocean SE2 0XJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| New Flavors Caribbean restaurant & wine bar SE18 1JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 6 Sep 2025 |
| Meghna Tandoori SE18 1JX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2026 |
| Plumstead Day Nursery SE18 1JW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| M&S Food and Wine SE18 1JX | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Costcutter SE2 0XJ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Apr 2024 |
| Premier SE18 1JN | Retailers - other | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| TJ Foodz SE18 1JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 May 2025 |
| Express Kebab House SE18 1JN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Sal's Mini Market SE18 1JX | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Morleys SE18 1JX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2026 |
| Flt wht SE18 1JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 176 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 95 |
| Vehicle crime | 54 |
| Drugs | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rockmount Road (87); On or near Spinel Close (80); On or near Granite Street (66); On or near Felspar Close (51); On or near Glendown Road (44).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 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 | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 3 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
Nearby streets
Bargate Close · Winn Common Road · Rockmount Road · Granite Street · Felspar Close · Purrett Road · Gatling Road · The Dell · St Nicholas Road · Rippolson Road · Glendown Road · Quinnel Close
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.