Is SE18 2TR a good place to live?
Greenwich (SE18 2TR), London, England
View SE18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE18 2TR has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 96 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE18 2TR is a UK postcode in SE18 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Woolwich Arsenal, 0.8 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE18 2TR include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 13 incidents were reported in SE18 2TR. It ranks in the lower half 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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE18 2TR is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 13 incidents were reported in SE18 2TR.
The most common categories are Violent crime (38%), Vehicle crime (23%), Other crime (15%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE18, this postcode ranks 1098 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 2TR
96 schools near SE18 2TR, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 58 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 12 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE18 2TR is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.2 miles away.
Shrewsbury Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.2 mi
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
- Tesco Extra0.9 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Shrewsbury Park0.2 mi
- Plumstead Common0.3 mi
- Kirkham Walkway0.5 mi
- Eaglesfield Park0.7 mi
- Winns Common0.8 mi
Transportation
Woolwich Arsenal is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from SE18 2TR - a short drive or cycle.
Other nearby stations include Plumstead (0.8 mi), Woolwich Arsenal DLR (0.8 mi), Woolwich (0.9 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Woolwich Arsenal0.8 mi
- Plumstead0.8 mi
- Woolwich Arsenal DLR0.8 mi
- Woolwich0.9 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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