How many schools are near SE18 5DL?

There are 62 schools within a 2-mile catchment of SE18 5DL, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

Crime data is currently unavailable for SE18 5DL. Check the NestScope interactive map for the latest data.

What transport is near SE18 5DL?

Transport within 0.5 miles of SE18 5DL includes 2 train stations, 1 Tube/Metro station, 43 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

NestScope

SE18 5DL · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

SE18 5DL

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

55/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 3/10, ranked 6,839 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

59Schools

40Safety

77Health

79Transport

75Green

95Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around SE18 5DL.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools59/100

16Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

49 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 62 schools in total

Mulgrave Primary SchoolGood · 0.0 mi Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through SchoolGood · 0.2 mi St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding · 0.3 mi Cardwell Primary School0.4 mi Woodhill Primary SchoolGood · 0.5 mi Nightingale Primary SchoolGood · 0.6 mi

Nearest top-rated: Mulgrave Primary School (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety40/100

—

IMD crime decile 3/10 · live count unavailable

Data temporarily unavailable

Healthcare77/100

30GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 4/10 · 28 GP, 2 hospitals, 21 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: HERITAGE PCN ENHANCED ACCESS — 0.2 mi

Transport79/100

Woolwich Dockyard Rail Station0.3 mi

Woolwich Arsenal Rail Station0.4 mi

Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station0.4 mi

43 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space75/100

25green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 24.1 ha total — largest park 14.5 ha (0.39 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (0.15 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100

33supermarkets

33 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Tesco, Iceland, Lidl… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Woolwich — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SE18 5DL.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityLow

18.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in SE18.

Average sold price by property type across the SE18 district, 2021–2026 — 4,740 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£931k▲ 45.0%

Semi-detached£466k▼ 4.7%

Terraced£463k▲ 6.2%

Flat£336k▼ 9.9%

District-level averages (SE18) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SE18 5DL

SE18 5DL scores 55/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Sainsburys Woolwich about 4 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SE18 5DL is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 3/10, ranked 6,839 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 1/10).

There are 62 schools within the typical catchment area, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 40 rated Good. The nearest school is Mulgrave Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

Healthcare access is good, with 28 GP surgeries, 2 hospitals and 21 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is HERITAGE PCN ENHANCED ACCESS, about 3 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, 0.9 mi away. A pharmacy is about 6 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Woolwich Dockyard Rail Station (Train, about 6 minutes' walk away), Woolwich Arsenal Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away), Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 7 minutes' walk away). There are also 43 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 25 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 24.1 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (0.15 ha), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 14 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 33 supermarkets in the wider area, including Sainsburys, Tesco, Iceland, Lidl and others. The nearest is Sainsburys Woolwich, about 4 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 4 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore SE18 5DL on NestScope.

View SE18 5DL on the map Compare with another area

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.