SE18 postcode area guide — Greenwich

Where is SE18?

Broadband & internet speeds in SE18

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SE18 postcode district (Greenwich) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,390 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.4%.

Around 0% of premises in SE18 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SE18

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Mobile signal around Greenwich

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Greenwich district (129,369 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SE18

Police recorded 780 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SE18

Based on 474 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE18 is £410,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£415,000).

Latest recorded sales in SE18

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Greenwich demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Greenwich district (289,068 residents, 114,051 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SE18

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SE18

567 rated food businesses operate in SE18. 344 hold the top rating of 5, 113 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abula zone Africa, Accent Catering Services ltd, Admiral Casino, ADRIATIC (UK) LTD, Alpha Club @ Christ Church Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SE18

From a sample of 355 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SE18 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 67% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Greenwich

Landlines around SE18 typically use:

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What's it like living in SE18?

Postcodes in SE18

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.