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Plumstead Common

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East Greenwich. About 15,457 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Plumstead Common, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,167
773rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.6%
1,461st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Plumstead Common compares

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

Plumstead CommonMiddle
Population23 wards, Greenwich · 2021
Population: every ward in Greenwich23 areas from 6,107 to 21,972. The middle area is 11,900. Plumstead Common is 15,167.
15,1674th highest
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%. Plumstead Common is 99.2%.
99.2%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%. Plumstead Common is 7.2%.
7.2%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Greenwich · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Greenwich23 areas from 63.5% to 80.6%. The middle area is 68.9%. Plumstead Common is 66.6%.
66.6%5th lowest

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 Plumstead Common 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
Plumstead Common in brief

Plumstead Common had 15,167 usual residents at the census.

In Plumstead Common, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Plumstead Common, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.6% of residents in Plumstead Common were aged 15 to 64 at the census.