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New Eltham

Middle area

South Greenwich. 6,381 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for New Eltham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£562,500
651st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,430
3,402nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How New Eltham compares

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Greenwich35 areas from £281,500 to £683,500. The middle area is £450,000. New Eltham is £562,500.
£562,500joint 6th highest
Population35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2021
Population: every middle area in Greenwich35 areas from 6,242 to 14,106. The middle area is 7,641. New Eltham is 6,430.
6,4306th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Greenwich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Greenwich35 areas from 51.2% to 99.6%. The middle area is 93.3%. New Eltham is 95.4%.
95.4%14th highest
Claimant rate35 middle areas, Greenwich · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Greenwich35 areas from 2.7% to 10.2%. The middle area is 5.4%. New Eltham is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 9th lowest

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 New Eltham alone. See Greenwich

Average house price
£462,589
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,274
46th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Eltham in brief

The median price paid for a home in New Eltham was £562,500 in 2025.

New Eltham had 6,430 usual residents at the census.

In New Eltham, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Eltham, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.