SE18 5SB

Woolwich Dockyard · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE18 5SD 40 m
SE18 5SA 44 m
SE18 5TZ 45 m
SE18 5SN 63 m
SE18 5SQ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE18 5SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 5
Latitude
51.489571
Longitude
0.056644
British National Grid easting
542,882
British National Grid northing
178,741

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich · E14001257
Output area
E00008524
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 005A · E01001705
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 005 · E02000317

Postcode source versions

Explore SE18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
189
Primary
103
Secondary
27
  1. Cardwell Primary School

    Community school

    272 m
  2. Mulgrave Primary School

    Community school

    319 m
  3. Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

    Voluntary aided school

    368 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,579
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,693
  • Anti social behaviour 889
  • Other theft 620
  • Public order 576
  • Shoplifting 534

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE18 5 residents
9,470

Age bands in SE18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

2,009 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,249 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.4%

3,221 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

2,250 residents

Age 65 and over
6.9%

648 residents

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.

GP practices

50

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRIVENI PMS

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

    ODS code G83026

    152 m

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G83067

    450 m

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    1.3 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    1.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

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

    ODS code Y02928

    1.4 km

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

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

    ODS code G83044

    1.4 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    1.5 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    1.6 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.0 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.1 km

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84717

    2.3 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.5 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.5 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.6 km

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

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

    ODS code G83013

    2.9 km

  • TOLLGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 TOLLGATE ROAD, LONDON, E6 5JS

    ODS code F84093

    2.9 km

  • GREENWICH PENINSULA

    GREENWICH PENINSULA PRACTICE, SCHOOLBANK ROAD, LONDON, SE10 0QN

    ODS code Y03755

    3.1 km

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    3.2 km

  • VANBRUGH GROUP PRACTICE

    LEVEL 2, GREENWICH CENTRE, 12 LAMBARDE SQUARE, LONDON, SE10 9GB

    ODS code G83021

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Red Barracks Road

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.1 miles
  • Red Barracks Road

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.1 miles
  • Woolwich Dockyard Rail Station

    RLY · Woolwich

    0.1 miles
  • Woolwich Dockyard

    RSE · Woolwich

    0.1 miles
  • Artillery Place / Frances Street

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 005A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,004 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

189 open schools are in scope, including 103 primary and 27 secondary schools. Cardwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,579 published events cover 12 months, averaging 631.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,693 events.

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