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Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham

Ward

South Greenwich. About 14,610 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,531
926th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Mottingham, Coldharbour & New ElthamMiddle
Population23 wards, Greenwich · 2021
Population: every ward in Greenwich23 areas from 6,107 to 21,972. The middle area is 11,900. Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham is 14,531.
14,5316th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 wards, Greenwich · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Greenwich23 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 4.0%. Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Greenwich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Greenwich23 areas from 63.9% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.8%. Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham is 95.6%.
95.6%9th highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Greenwich · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Greenwich23 areas from 2.9% to 9.8%. The middle area is 5.9%. Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham is 4.8%.
4.8%8th lowest

Is Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham at a rate of 72.6 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, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (312), anti-social behaviour (189) and other crime (147).

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 ward, so they describe all of Greenwich and not Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham alone. See Greenwich

Average house price
£462,868
Down 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham in brief

Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham had 14,531 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.