SE9 6LW

Eltham Town & Avery Hill · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE9
Postcode sector
SE9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE9 6HB 68 m
SE9 6SH 88 m
SE9 6SQ 97 m
SE9 6PU 99 m
SE9 6HA 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE9 6LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE9
Postcode sector
SE9 6
Latitude
51.452432
Longitude
0.050915
British National Grid easting
542,600
British National Grid northing
174,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Eltham and Chislehurst · E14001223
Output area
E00007974
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 027D · E01001609
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 027 · E02000339

Postcode source versions

Explore SE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
164
Primary
95
Secondary
23
  1. StreetVibes Media Academy

    Other independent school

    176 m
  2. Eltham Hill School

    Community school

    393 m
  3. Eltham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,392
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,071
  • Anti social behaviour 429
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Vehicle crime 273
  • Public order 258

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE9 6 residents
10,900

Age bands in SE9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,053 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,300 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

3,108 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,697 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

1,361 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

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • EVEREST HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    71 SHERARD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6ER

    ODS code G83027

    273 m

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83680

    339 m

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

    30 PASSEY PLACE, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83015

    339 m

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

    81 WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3JD

    ODS code G83673

    2.3 km

  • NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 THAXTED ROAD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3PT

    ODS code G83628

    2.6 km

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    2.6 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

    LEE HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HANDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NP

    ODS code G85727

    2.8 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    3.0 km

  • LEE ROAD SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 20 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RT

    ODS code G85046

    3.1 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    3.2 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    3.3 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    3.4 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    3.4 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    3.5 km

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

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

    ODS code G83013

    3.6 km

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

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

    ODS code G83044

    3.6 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    3.7 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    3.8 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    3.9 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Eltham Church / Well Hall Road

    BCT · Eltham

    0.1 miles
  • Eltham Church / Well Hall Road

    BCT · Eltham

    0.1 miles
  • Eltham Station / Lassa Road

    BCT · Eltham

    0.1 miles
  • Eltham Church / High Street

    BCT · Eltham

    0.1 miles
  • Eltham Station / Lassa Road

    BCT · Eltham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 027D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,521 of 33,755

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

164 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 23 secondary schools. StreetVibes Media Academy is the nearest published school at 176 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,392 published events cover 12 months, averaging 282.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,071 events.

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