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Plumstead Common & Riverside

Middle area

North east Greenwich. 10,951 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Plumstead Common & Riverside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£415,000
Joint 1,752nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,618
Joint 769th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Plumstead Common & Riverside

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plumstead Common & Riverside at a rate of 85.3 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences324
Anti-social behaviour191
Other crime154
Vehicle crime91
Criminal damage and arson54
Drug offences44
Burglary37
Robbery19
Theft from the person17
Shoplifting3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Plumstead Common & Riverside 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. Plumstead Common & Riverside is £415,000.
£415,0009th cheapest
Population35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2021
Population: every middle area in Greenwich35 areas from 6,242 to 14,106. The middle area is 7,641. Plumstead Common & Riverside is 10,618.
10,6186th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 middle areas, Greenwich · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Greenwich35 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 4.0%. Plumstead Common & Riverside is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Plumstead Common & Riverside is 98.5%.
98.5%9th highest

Is Plumstead Common & Riverside safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plumstead Common & Riverside at a rate of 85.3 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, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plumstead Common & Riverside.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (324), anti-social behaviour (191) and other crime (154).

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 Plumstead Common & Riverside 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
Joint 46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
Joint 98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Plumstead Common & Riverside in brief

The median price paid for a home in Plumstead Common & Riverside was £415,000 in 2025.

Plumstead Common & Riverside had 10,618 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Plumstead Common & Riverside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Plumstead Common & Riverside, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.