# Abbey Wood North

North east Greenwich. 10,444 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

Abbey Wood North, Greenwich: 10,444 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 129.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £405,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02000315. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Abbey Wood North was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 1,852nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/abbey-wood-north#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,871** (2021). Abbey Wood North had 9,871 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,251st most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/abbey-wood-north#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in Abbey Wood North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/abbey-wood-north#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Abbey Wood North, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/abbey-wood-north#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02000315) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in Abbey Wood North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02000315) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 51 homes were sold in Abbey Wood North in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02000315) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Abbey Wood North.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02000315) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Abbey Wood North had 9,871 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Abbey Wood North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abbey Wood North at a rate of 129.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 388 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 266 |
| Other crime | 181 |
| Vehicle crime | 166 |
| Shoplifting | 116 |
| Drug offences | 89 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Robbery | 43 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 18 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Abbey Wood North compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Abbey Wood North | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £405,000 | 7th cheapest | 35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2025 |
| Population | 9,871 | 7th most populated | 35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.3% | joint 17th highest | 35 middle areas, Greenwich · Jan 2026 |

## Is Abbey Wood North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abbey Wood North at a rate of 129.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 137 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Abbey Wood North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (388), anti-social behaviour (266) and other crime (181).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Greenwich

These figures are published for the whole of Greenwich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Greenwich and not Abbey Wood North alone. [See Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)

- **Average house price: £462,868** (August 2026). Greenwich’s average house price was £462,868 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,274** (2025). Full-time workers living in Greenwich earned a median of £45,274 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.2×** (2025). A home in Greenwich costs 10.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 46th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.5** (2025). Greenwich has a deprivation score of 23.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 98th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Abbey Wood North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Abbey Wood North was £405,000 in 2025.
Abbey Wood North had 9,871 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in Abbey Wood North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Abbey Wood North, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000315
- Ward: [Abbey Wood †](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/ward/abbey-wood)
- Constituency: [Erith and Thamesmead †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erith-and-thamesmead)
- Council: [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.19 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,444*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 28

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Abbey Wood South](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/abbey-wood-south), [South Thamesmead](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/south-thamesmead), [Plumstead High Street](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/plumstead-high-street), [Thamesmead Birchmere Park](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/thamesmead-birchmere-park), [West Thamesmead](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/west-thamesmead), [Lesnes Abbey](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/lesnes-abbey)

## Latest updates for Abbey Wood North

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000315

## How to cite

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