SE18 2BL

Plumstead Common · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE18 2AB 113 m
SE18 2NX 119 m
SE18 2DE 145 m
SE18 2DF 146 m
SE18 2AF 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE18 2BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 2
Latitude
51.479157
Longitude
0.098776
British National Grid easting
545,840
British National Grid northing
177,666

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00182195
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 033A · E01001669
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 033 · E02006786

Postcode source versions

Explore SE18

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Kings Highway, London, SE18 2BL 27 June 2019 £400,000
36, Kings Highway, London, SE18 2BL 23 January 2015 £274,500
38, Kings Highway, London, SE18 2BL 31 July 2007 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
147
Primary
93
Secondary
26
  1. Rockliffe Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    325 m
  2. Timbercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    623 m
  3. Thrive Independent School

    Other independent school

    790 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,978
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,704
  • Anti social behaviour 748
  • Vehicle crime 573
  • Other theft 352
  • Criminal damage and arson 334

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
SE18 2 residents
10,897

Age bands in SE18 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

2,232 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,115 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

3,186 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,834 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

1,457 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE18 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

34

within 5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    889 m

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

    141 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1SE

    ODS code G83647

    1.0 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    1.0 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

    111 BASILDON ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0ER

    ODS code G83631

    1.1 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    1.2 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    1.2 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

    GLYNDON MEDICAL CENTRE, 188 ANN STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7LU

    ODS code G83060

    1.6 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    1.6 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    76-78 UPPER WICKHAM LANE, WELLING, DA16 3HQ

    ODS code G83028

    1.7 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    1.8 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    1.8 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.1 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    2.1 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.2 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

    13A RIPON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3PS

    ODS code G83030

    2.3 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

    9 GODSTOW ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9AT

    ODS code G83031

    2.4 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    2.4 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

    LAKESIDE HEALTH CENTRE, YARNTON WAY, LONDON, SE2 9LH

    ODS code G83018

    2.5 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    2.8 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • King's Highway

    BCT · Plumstead Common

    0.2 miles
  • Rutherglen Road

    BCT · Plumstead Common

    0.2 miles
  • Bassant Street

    BCT · Plumstead Common

    0.2 miles
  • Rutherglen Road

    BCT · Plumstead Common

    0.2 miles
  • Kingsdale Road

    BCT · Plumstead Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 033A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,700 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

147 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 26 secondary schools. Rockliffe Manor Primary School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,978 published events cover 12 months, averaging 414.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,704 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.