SE18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Woolwich, Plumstead Common and Royal Arsenal West, in Greenwich.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SE18, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SE18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE18 at a rate of 134.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across SE.
In August 2026 alone, 1,056 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,780), anti-social behaviour (2,427) and other crime (1,956).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE18 was 130.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in SE18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE18 has no single figure. Of its 47 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich 005A | 2,248 | 116.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.6% |
| Greenwich 005D | 1,759 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.5% |
| Greenwich 005F | 1,855 | 180.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.0% |
| Greenwich 006A | 1,933 | 131.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Greenwich 006B | 2,403 | 164.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| Greenwich 006C | 2,195 | 98.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Greenwich 006D | 2,370 | 137.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| Greenwich 006E | 2,163 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Greenwich 007B | 2,108 | 130.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Greenwich 007C | 2,038 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Greenwich 007D | 1,644 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Greenwich 007E | 1,684 | 107.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| Greenwich 009A | 2,141 | 108.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.4% |
| Greenwich 009B | 2,043 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Greenwich 009C | 1,737 | 120.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Greenwich 009D | 1,799 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Greenwich 011A | 1,549 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| Greenwich 011B | 2,572 | 166.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.3% |
| Greenwich 011C | 2,643 | 75.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.8% |
| Greenwich 011D | 2,366 | 157.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.5% |
| Greenwich 011E | 2,079 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.3% |
| Greenwich 011F | 1,649 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Greenwich 015A | 1,912 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| Greenwich 015B | 1,465 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.2% |
| Greenwich 015C | 1,763 | 371.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.2% |
| Greenwich 015D | 1,485 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| Greenwich 017A | 1,774 | 89.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Greenwich 017B | 1,551 | 108.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| Greenwich 017C | 1,446 | 87.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| Greenwich 017D | 1,562 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| Greenwich 019A | 2,820 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| Greenwich 019C | 1,875 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 49.7% |
| Greenwich 020A | 1,353 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Greenwich 020B | 1,518 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.4% |
| Greenwich 020C | 1,403 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Greenwich 020D | 1,377 | 107.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.9% |
| Greenwich 020E | 1,799 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.0% |
| Greenwich 033B | 1,670 | 115.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| Greenwich 033C | 1,802 | 261.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Greenwich 039A | 2,244 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| Greenwich 039B | 1,465 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.3% |
| Greenwich 039C | 1,356 | 151.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| Greenwich 039D | 1,255 | 520.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| Greenwich 042A | 2,121 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.5% |
| Greenwich 042B | 1,934 | 459.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.8% |
| Greenwich 042C | 2,324 | 175.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.1% |
| Greenwich 042D | 1,262 | 514.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.5% |
MPs for SE18
- Matthew PennycookLabourMP for Greenwich and Woolwich49% of SE18’s postcodes
- Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourMP for Erith and Thamesmead47% of SE18’s postcodes
- Clive EffordLabourMP for Eltham and Chislehurst4.1% of SE18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE1812
Postcode sectors in SE188
Council1
Towns in SE181
Postcode districts next to SE186
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE18 in brief
SE18 is a postcode district covering Woolwich, Plumstead Common and Royal Arsenal West, in Greenwich.
About 88,919 people lived in SE18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £424,000 in 2025 across 572 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 134.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE18 was £424,000 in 2025.
SE18 had 85,333 usual residents at the census.
In SE18, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SE18, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.