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SE18 5SL

Woolwich Dockyard · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Woolwich Dockyard
Local authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE18 5TE 19 m
SE18 5PT 52 m
SE18 5TQ 68 m
SE18 5TB 71 m
SE18 5PS 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE18 5SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE18
Postcode sector
SE18 5
Latitude
51.490407
Longitude
0.058223
British National Grid easting
542,989
British National Grid northing
178,837

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Electoral ward
Woolwich Dockyard · E05014094
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich · E14001257
Output area
E00008492
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 042A · E01001712
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 042 · E02006994

Postcode source versions

Explore SE18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
176
Primary
106
Secondary
26

  1. Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

    Voluntary aided school

    228 m

  2. Mulgrave Primary School

    Community school

    274 m

  3. Cardwell Primary School

    Community school

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,749
  • Anti social behaviour 898
  • Other theft 615
  • Public order 584
  • Drugs 486

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE18 5 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

49

within 5 km

  • TRIVENI PMS

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

    ODS code G83026

    19 m

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G83067

    306 m

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    1.1 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

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

    ODS code Y02928

    1.3 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    1.4 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    1.4 km

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

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

    ODS code G83044

    1.5 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    1.5 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    1.9 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.0 km

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84717

    2.1 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.4 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.4 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.4 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.5 km

  • TOLLGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 TOLLGATE ROAD, LONDON, E6 5JS

    ODS code F84093

    2.8 km

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

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

    ODS code G83013

    3.0 km

  • GREENWICH PENINSULA

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

    ODS code Y03755

    3.2 km

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    3.3 km

  • CUSTOM HOUSE SURGERY

    16 FREEMASONS ROAD, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 3NA

    ODS code F84047

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 49 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

  • Woolwich Dockyard Rail Station

    RLY · Woolwich

    0.2 miles

  • Woolwich Dockyard

    RSE · Woolwich

    0.2 miles

  • Red Barracks Road

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.2 miles

  • Kingsman Street

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.2 miles

  • Kingsman Street

    BCT · Woolwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 042A, 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

5,180 of 33,755

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

176 open schools are in scope, including 106 primary and 26 secondary schools. Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 631.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,749 events.

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