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Greenwich

Greenwich is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 30,578. It has around 57 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, 3 GP surgeries, 1 school, 1 supermarket, 61 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Eltham, 0.7 km away. There were around 309 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Greenwich area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Greenwich area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 289,068 residents at roughly 6,109 people per km².

Council
Greenwich
County
Greater London
Constituency
Eltham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
37/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 251st of 294 English council areas — better than 15% of them.

Low crime26
Home affordability11
Affordable rents4
Good schools72
Life expectancy45
Low deprivation19
Employment9
Low council tax95

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°COvercast

  • Today: 25° / 18° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom

Crime

350 reported · July 2026 2% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences112
  • Anti-social behaviour77
  • Burglary28
  • Vehicle crime27

46 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Middle Park and Horn Park · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Shoplifting and Retail Crime
  • Two-Wheeled Enabled Crime

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

585 reported road collisions (2024)

113 killed or seriously injured · 709 casualties · 20.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 422 rated 4–5 ★ (372 top)
  • 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Eltham (0.7 km)
  • 61 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Eltham (0.5 km):

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Live buses at Kingsground / Eltham Hill:

  • 124Eltham, Southend Crescent · 3 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£465,132 average 0.5% YoY

Across Greenwich · to 2026-06

Detached£1,006,456
Semi-detached£712,582
Terraced£545,121
Flat£355,734

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,980 average monthly rent 5.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,551
  • 2 bed £1,918
  • 3 bed £2,225

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

12.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.0 times median annual pay (12.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)

56 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Ancaster Nissan (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches96
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

289,068 residents in Greenwich · 6,109/km²

  • Under 16: 21%
  • 16–64: 69%
  • 65+: 10%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 60 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,108 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (36% of 125,060)

A £1,405
B £1,639
C £1,874
D £2,108
E £2,576
F £3,045
G £3,513
H £4,216

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

108 schools · 46,923 pupils

62 primary · 15 secondary · 31 other

Ofsted: 37 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

89inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ark Greenwich Free SchoolOutstanding
  • Harris Academy GreenwichOutstanding
  • Leigh Academy BlackheathOutstanding
  • Leigh Academy HalleyGood
  • Leigh Stationers' AcademyGood
  • Royal Greenwich Trust SchoolGood
  • St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive SchoolGood
  • The John Roan SchoolGood
  • Woolwich Polytechnic School for GirlsGood
  • Plumstead Manor SchoolRequires improvement
  • St Paul's AcademyRequires improvement
  • St Ursula's Convent SchoolRequires improvement
  • Eltham Hill School
  • Thomas Tallis School
  • Woolwich Polytechnic School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Greenwich

Care & health services

282 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes43
  • GP practices42
  • Dentists61
  • Homecare agencies105
  • Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 83% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Greenwich

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 56 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

342 applications decided

76% granted · 260 granted, 82 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Clive Efford

Labour

Eltham and Chislehurst

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 35
  • Con 6
  • Grn 13
  • Ref 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools19
  • GPs & clinics7
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens55
  • Restaurants & cafés76

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,410 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

345 jobs advertised · £39,539 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Work when you want!, PA to Headteacher - Secondary School

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£903 median full-time weekly pay

5.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,396 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

58% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 143,924 certificates

9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

27% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Imports 21% · Nuclear 13% · Wind 7%

224 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 57.5 women · 58.5 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Eltham and Chislehurst:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Eltham Hill School · 0.0 km

    Eltham Hill School is a comprehensive secondary school for girls, and a mixed sixth form. It is located in the Eltham area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England.

  • Royal Borough of Greenwich · 0.3 km

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of…

  • The Bob Hope Theatre · 0.3 km

    The Bob Hope Theatre is a community theatre in Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. The theatre is owned and run by the members of Eltham Little Theatre Company. The theatre's own repertory members prese…

  • St John the Baptist Church, Eltham · 0.4 km

    St John the Baptist Church in Eltham is one of five ancient parish churches in the area now comprising the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England. The current 1873–1875 building by Arthur Blomfield replaced a m…

  • Eltham · 0.4 km

    Eltham is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in G…

  • Eltham Palace · 0.4 km

    Eltham Palace is a large house at Eltham in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The house consists of the medieval great hall of a former royal residence, to which an Art Deco extension w…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Greenwich?
Greenwich is a town in Greater London, England, in the Greenwich local authority.
What is the population of Greenwich?
Greenwich has an approximate settlement population of 30,578.
How deprived is Greenwich?
The Greenwich local authority, which includes Greenwich, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.