SE7 8EL

Charlton Village & Riverside · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE7
Postcode sector
SE7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE7 8HB 61 m
SE7 8EN 72 m
SE7 8EW 77 m
SE7 8EQ 79 m
SE7 8EH 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE7 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE7
Postcode sector
SE7 8
Latitude
51.487964
Longitude
0.045178
British National Grid easting
542,091
British National Grid northing
178,540

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
E00008534
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 005C · E01001708
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 005 · E02000317

Postcode source versions

Explore SE7

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Woodland Terrace, London, SE7 8EL 14 December 2022 £645,000
39, Woodland Terrace, London, SE7 8EL 16 April 2021 £1,175,000
39, Woodland Terrace, London, SE7 8EL 31 March 2017 £1,115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
191
Primary
104
Secondary
26
  1. Thorntree Primary School

    Community school

    267 m
  2. Pound Park Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    277 m
  3. Woodhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    325 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,131
  • Anti social behaviour 685
  • Shoplifting 679
  • Other theft 505
  • Public order 482

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

26 female, 22 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.7
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE7 8 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

52

within 5 km

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

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

    ODS code G83044

    624 m

  • TRIVENI PMS

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

    ODS code G83026

    959 m

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G83067

    1.2 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

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

    ODS code Y02928

    1.6 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    1.8 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    2.1 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    2.1 km

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

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

    ODS code G83013

    2.1 km

  • GREENWICH PENINSULA

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

    ODS code Y03755

    2.4 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    2.4 km

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    2.5 km

  • VANBRUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83021

    2.6 km

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84717

    2.7 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.7 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83651

    2.8 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.9 km

  • CUSTOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84047

    3.1 km

  • TOLLGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 TOLLGATE ROAD, LONDON, E6 5JS

    ODS code F84093

    3.2 km

  • COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY CLINIC

    63 APPLEBY ROAD, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 1LQ

    ODS code F84750

    3.3 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 52 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kinveachy Gardens

    BCT · Charlton

    0.0 miles
  • Kinveachy Gardens

    BCT · Charlton

    0.0 miles
  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Charlton

    0.1 miles
  • Pound Park Road

    BCT · Charlton

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Charlton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 005C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,469 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £645,000 from 1 recorded sale in SE7 8EL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Greenwich is £465,132 in June 2026, down 0.5% year on year.

Schools

191 open schools are in scope, including 104 primary and 26 secondary schools. Thorntree Primary School is the nearest published school at 267 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 521.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,131 events.

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