Woolwich West

Greenwich · London · population 7,436 · 4 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,551 of 6,856 in England
  • #841 of 1,002 in London
  • #32 of 35 in Greenwich
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,559
Median age (est.)34
Density11,584per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above38%
No car or van49%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 31%45–64 24%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 55%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 55%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 22%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 22%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure14%
Associate professional13%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant7%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 14%Black: 32%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 44%Asian 14%Black 32%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 27% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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

Woolwich West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,551 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 35 in Greenwich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (43) and lowest on Income (13). Typical homes here sold for about £446,250 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 26 sales), in line with the wider Greenwich median of £460,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,061 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 13 · #5,962
Employment 17 · #5,681
Education 40 · #4,125
Health 26 · #5,078
Crime 27 · #5,030
Housing & access 15 · #5,832
Living environment 43 · #3,878

House prices ?

£446,250median (12m) · +5.0% yr · n=26
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£446,25026+5.0%+17.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£520,00013-13.3%-12.1%
Flat£283,0009-5.1%-18.7%
This area£446,250
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)£46,061±£6,643 · #1,836 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,766
Price-to-income ?9.7×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 ?

13Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 608 offences
Greenwich95
London102
England83

Rank #4,158 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences240
Theft103
Burglary35
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons53
Drugs54
Robbery16
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 141 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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