SE7 8BW

Charlton Village & Riverside · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE7
Postcode sector
SE7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE7 8BH 29 m
SE7 8EY 51 m
SE7 8EZ 66 m
SE7 8BJ 86 m
SE7 8EU 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE7 8BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE7
Postcode sector
SE7 8
Latitude
51.484832
Longitude
0.049488
British National Grid easting
542,400
British National Grid northing
178,200

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
E00007902
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 012A · E01001588
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 012 · E02000324

Postcode source versions

Explore SE7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
182
Primary
100
Secondary
26
  1. Charlton Park Academy

    Academy special converter

    414 m
  2. Woodhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    498 m
  3. Thorntree Primary School

    Community school

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,682
  • Anti social behaviour 839
  • Shoplifting 636
  • Public order 619
  • Other theft 598

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE7 8 residents
9,567

Age bands in SE7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

1,951 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,273 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

2,890 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,390 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

1,258 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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

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

    ODS code G83044

    737 m

  • TRIVENI PMS

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

    ODS code G83026

    873 m

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G83067

    1.2 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    1.3 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

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

    ODS code Y02928

    1.9 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    1.9 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    2.1 km

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

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

    ODS code G83013

    2.2 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.3 km

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    2.4 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.6 km

  • GREENWICH PENINSULA

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

    ODS code Y03755

    2.8 km

  • VANBRUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83021

    2.8 km

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84717

    2.9 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    3.0 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    2 WOODLAND WALK, OFF TRAFALGAR ROAD, LONDON, SE10 9UB

    ODS code G83651

    3.1 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    3.2 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Erwood Road

    BCT · Charlton

    0.0 miles
  • Erwood Road

    BCT · Charlton

    0.0 miles
  • Cemetery Lane

    BCT · Charlton

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery Lane

    BCT · Charlton

    0.2 miles
  • Kinveachy Gardens

    BCT · Charlton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 012A, 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

8,323 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

182 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 26 secondary schools. Charlton Park Academy is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 627.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,682 events.

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