# SE18

Postcode district covering Woolwich, Plumstead Common and Royal Arsenal West, in Greenwich.

SE18 is a postcode district covering Woolwich, Plumstead Common and Royal Arsenal West, in Greenwich. Median sale price £424,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SE18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £424,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE18 was £424,000 in 2025. 517th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 85,333** (2021). SE18 had 85,333 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 15th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in SE18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In SE18, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SE18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 17% of people in SE18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SE18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 572 homes were sold in SE18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SE18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SE18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SE18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SE18 had 85,333 usual residents at the census.

## How SE18 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SE18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £424,000 | 5th cheapest | 28 postcode districts, SE · 2025 |
| Population | 85,333 | most populated | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 17% | 15th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.4% | joint 3rd highest | 29 postcode districts, SE · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the SE postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SE18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenwich 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001705) | 2,248 | 116.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.6% |
| [Greenwich 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001710) | 1,759 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.5% |
| [Greenwich 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01034173) | 1,855 | 180.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.0% |
| [Greenwich 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001672) | 1,933 | 131.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Greenwich 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001673) | 2,403 | 164.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Greenwich 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001674) | 2,195 | 98.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Greenwich 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001675) | 2,370 | 137.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| [Greenwich 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001677) | 2,163 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Greenwich 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001631) | 2,108 | 130.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Greenwich 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001632) | 2,038 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Greenwich 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001635) | 1,644 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Greenwich 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001636) | 1,684 | 107.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Greenwich 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001629) | 2,141 | 108.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.4% |
| [Greenwich 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001633) | 2,043 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Greenwich 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001634) | 1,737 | 120.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Greenwich 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001637) | 1,799 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Greenwich 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001695) | 1,549 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Greenwich 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001696) | 2,572 | 166.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.3% |
| [Greenwich 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001697) | 2,643 | 75.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.8% |
| [Greenwich 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001700) | 2,366 | 157.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.5% |
| [Greenwich 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001703) | 2,079 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.3% |
| [Greenwich 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001704) | 1,649 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Greenwich 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001698) | 1,912 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Greenwich 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001699) | 1,465 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.2% |
| [Greenwich 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001701) | 1,763 | 371.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.2% |
| [Greenwich 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001702) | 1,485 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Greenwich 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001678) | 1,774 | 89.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Greenwich 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001683) | 1,551 | 108.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Greenwich 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001684) | 1,446 | 87.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Greenwich 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001685) | 1,562 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Greenwich 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001646) | 2,820 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| [Greenwich 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001651) | 1,875 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 49.7% |
| [Greenwich 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001679) | 1,353 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.2% |
| [Greenwich 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001680) | 1,518 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.4% |
| [Greenwich 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001681) | 1,403 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Greenwich 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001682) | 1,377 | 107.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.9% |
| [Greenwich 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001686) | 1,799 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.0% |
| [Greenwich 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001671) | 1,670 | 115.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Greenwich 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001676) | 1,802 | 261.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Greenwich 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01033736) | 2,244 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Greenwich 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01033734) | 1,465 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.3% |
| [Greenwich 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01034186) | 1,356 | 151.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| [Greenwich 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01034187) | 1,255 | 520.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| [Greenwich 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001712) | 2,121 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.5% |
| [Greenwich 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01033737) | 1,934 | 459.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.8% |
| [Greenwich 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01034198) | 2,324 | 175.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.1% |
| [Greenwich 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01033735) | 1,262 | 514.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.5% |

## Your MP

- [Greenwich and Woolwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/greenwich-and-woolwich): Matthew Pennycook (Labour), MP since July 2024. 49% of the people here.
- [Erith and Thamesmead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erith-and-thamesmead): Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour), MP since July 2024. 47% of the people here.
- [Eltham and Chislehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eltham-and-chislehurst): Clive Efford (Labour), MP since July 2024. 4.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SE18

[Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/charlton-riverside-and-woolwich-dockyard), [Hornfair Park](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/hornfair-park), [Plumstead Common & Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/plumstead-common-and-riverside), [Plumstead High Street](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/plumstead-high-street), [Plumstead South](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/plumstead-south), [Shooters Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/shooters-hill), [Wickham Lane & Winns Common](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/wickham-lane-and-winns-common), [Woolwich Arsenal](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/woolwich-arsenal), [Woolwich Common](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/woolwich-common), [Woolwich Glyndon](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/woolwich-glyndon), [Woolwich South](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/woolwich-south), [Woolwich West](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/woolwich-west)

## Postcode sectors in SE18

[SE18 1 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-1), [SE18 2 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-2), [SE18 3 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-3), [SE18 4 (157 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-4), [SE18 5 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-5), [SE18 6 (301 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-6), [SE18 7 (200 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-7), [SE18 9 (23 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18-9)

## Council

[Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)

## Towns in SE18

[Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)

## Postcode districts next to SE18

[DA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da16), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2), [SE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3), [SE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se7), [SE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se9), [SE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se28)

## Nearest rail stations

[Woolwich Arsenal (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0692,51.4899), [Woolwich Arsenal (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0691,51.4900), [Plumstead (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0843,51.4898), [Woolwich (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0704,51.4921)

## More in the SE postcode area

[All SE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 17% of people in SE18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE18, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SE18
- Postcode area: [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)
- Constituency: [Greenwich and Woolwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/greenwich-and-woolwich)
- Council: [Greenwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)
- Area: 11.26 km²
- People, mid-2024: 88,919*
- Neighbourhoods: 47
- Output areas: 257

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2), [SE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se7), [SE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se28), [SE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3), [DA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da16), [SE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se9)

## Latest updates for SE18

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SE18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se18