Eltham South

Greenwich · London · population 7,173 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

58Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,870 of 6,856 in England
  • #298 of 1,002 in London
  • #6 of 35 in Greenwich
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,874
Median age (est.)41
Density2,104per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above40%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 16%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 36%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 8%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 78%Asian 8%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 32% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 26%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Eltham South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,870 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 35 in Greenwich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (75) and lowest on Living environment (24). Typical homes here, about £470,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 91 sales), in line with the wider Greenwich median of £460,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,788 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 108 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 56 · #3,035
Employment 62 · #2,617
Education 72 · #1,904
Health 75 · #1,705
Crime 30 · #4,776
Housing & access 40 · #4,132
Living environment 24 · #5,174

House prices ?

£470,000median (12m) · +22.1% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£470,00091+22.1%+33.9%
Detached£678,0009-32.9%-25.9%
Semi-detached£695,00031+13.5%+3.7%
Terraced£492,00015+8.1%+15.1%
Flat£335,00036+3.1%+19.0%
This area£470,000
Greenwich£460,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£51,788±£7,341 · #817 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,657
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

108 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 771 offences
Greenwich95
London102
England83

Rank #5,135 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences205
Theft288
Burglary27
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons77
Drugs19
Robbery24
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 270 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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