SE18 postcode area · Greenwich

The SE18 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Greenwich. Area Scores range from 18 to 75 across them. Every full SE18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SE18 district: Woolwich Arsenal scores 76 out of 100 (#1,650 of 6,856 nationally) while Woolwich Glyndon sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £281,500 in Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard to £560,500 in Kidbrooke North — a 2.0× gap within the SE18 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,564a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime101per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied37%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SE18 district

£425,000median home sold over the past year · +11.7% over 5 years · -3.4% over the year · 524 sales
Detached£660,000
Semi-detached£500,000
Terraced£445,000
Flat£355,000
Greenwich£460,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Woolwich ArsenalGreenwich 1,65076 £460,000
Shooters HillGreenwich 3,19953 £541,000
Kidbrooke NorthGreenwich 3,98142 £560,500
Plumstead SouthGreenwich 4,28238 £430,000
Hornfair ParkGreenwich 4,95428 £438,500
Charlton VillageGreenwich 5,04326 £507,500
Woolwich CommonGreenwich 5,14625 £326,000
Wickham Lane & Winns CommonGreenwich 5,23524 £425,000
Woolwich SouthGreenwich 5,24224 £420,000
Plumstead Common & RiversideGreenwich 5,29723 £415,000
Plumstead High StreetGreenwich 5,43421 £410,000
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich DockyardGreenwich 5,50320 £281,500
Woolwich WestGreenwich 5,55119 £446,250
Woolwich GlyndonGreenwich 5,59918 £335,750

People living in SE18 Census 2021

Residents114,493
Median age (est.)36
Density6,939per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above42%
No car or van46%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 35%45–64 24%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 35%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 17%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 17%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 17%Black: 25%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 46%Asian 17%Black 25%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 28% · Muslim 11%

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.

Towns & places in SE18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE18 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SE18.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.