Is SE18 1AW a good place to live?
Greenwich (SE18 1AW), London, England
View SE18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE18 1AW has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 96 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE18 1AW is a UK postcode in SE18 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Plumstead, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE18 1AW include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in SE18 1AW. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE18.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE18 1AW is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in SE18 1AW.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (40%), Violent crime (20%), Other crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE18, this postcode ranks 320 of 1462 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE18 district average
- 394 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE18 1AW
96 schools near SE18 1AW, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 58 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 10 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE18 1AW is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.5 miles away.
Plumstead Common is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.8 mi
- Co-op Food0.8 mi
- Tesco Extra0.9 mi
- Lidl1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Plumstead Common0.4 mi
- Winns Common0.4 mi
- Kirkham Walkway0.5 mi
- Plumstead Gardens0.6 mi
- St. Nicholas Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
Plumstead is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE18 1AW - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Woolwich Arsenal (0.7 mi), Woolwich Arsenal DLR (0.8 mi), Woolwich (0.8 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Plumstead0.3 mi
- Woolwich Arsenal0.7 mi
- Woolwich Arsenal DLR0.8 mi
- Woolwich0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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