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SE18 4BU

Woolwich Common · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Woolwich Common
Local authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE18 4HP 38 m
SE18 4DR 52 m
SE18 4HY 58 m
SE18 4DS 68 m
SE18 4HR 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE18 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 4
Latitude
51.480056
Longitude
0.060767
British National Grid easting
543,198
British National Grid northing
177,691

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Electoral ward
Woolwich Common · E05014093
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich · E14001257
Output area
E00182101
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 015C · E01001701
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 015 · E02000327

Postcode source versions

Explore SE18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
162
Primary
93
Secondary
26

  1. Eglinton Primary School

    Community school

    321 m

  2. Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    454 m

  3. Shooters Hill Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,621
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,672
  • Anti social behaviour 946
  • Other theft 618
  • Public order 611
  • Shoplifting 553

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

23 female, 23 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
1.4
SE18 4 residents
8,631

Age bands in SE18 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.6%

1,830 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,069 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.7%

3,113 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

1,881 residents

Age 65 and over
6.9%

583 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE18 4 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

42

within 5 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    395 m

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    830 m

  • TRIVENI PMS

    ESCREET SURGERY, ESCREET GROVE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5TE

    ODS code G83026

    1.2 km

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    25-27 JOHN WILSON STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6PZ

    ODS code G83067

    1.4 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    1.5 km

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

    THE FAIRFIELD CENTRE, 41- 43 FAIRFIELD GROVE, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8TX

    ODS code G83044

    1.6 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    1.6 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    1.7 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    1.9 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.3 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.4 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

    KENNARD STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 76 ALBERT ROAD, LONDON, E16 2DY

    ODS code Y02928

    2.5 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.5 km

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    2.8 km

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

    BLACKHEATH SURGERY, 11-13 CHARLTON ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7HB

    ODS code G83013

    2.9 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.9 km

  • EVEREST HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    71 SHERARD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6ER

    ODS code G83027

    2.9 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    3.0 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    3.2 km

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 EAST HAM MANOR WAY, BECKTON, LONDON, E6 5NA

    ODS code F84717

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 42 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

  • Ha Ha Road

    BCT · Shooters Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Nightingale Place

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.1 miles

  • Ha Ha Road / Grand Depot Road

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.1 miles

  • Woolwich Common Shooters Hill

    BCT · Shooters Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Woolwich Common / Ha Ha Road

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 015C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,320 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

162 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 26 secondary schools. Eglinton Primary School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,621 published events cover 12 months, averaging 635.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,672 events.

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