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SE18 5PW · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 13 JUN 2026

SE18 5PW

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
50/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 6,353 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SE18 5PW.

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.

Schools64/100
17Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

49 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 60 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety35/100
112crimes last month

IMD crime decile 2/10 · 112 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 60.9)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare74/100
21GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 20 GP, 1 hospital, 17 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: GREENWICH HEALTH LTD — 0.0 mi

Transport77/100
Woolwich Dockyard Rail Station0.3 mi
Woolwich Arsenal Rail Station0.4 mi
Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station0.4 mi

37 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space58/100
18green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 5 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: St Marys Garden — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
33supermarkets

33 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Iceland, Lidl, Tesco… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Woolwich — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SE18 5PW.

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, 202120264,740 sales.

£0£250k£500k£750k£1M202120222023202420252026
  • 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 5PW

SE18 5PW scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Sainsburys Woolwich about 2 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 5PW is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 6,353 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 2/10).

There are 60 schools within the typical catchment area, including 10 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 39 rated Good. The nearest school is Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 112 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 20 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 17 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is GREENWICH HEALTH LTD, within a short walk. The nearest hospital is QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, 1.1 mi away. A pharmacy is about 4 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 37 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 18 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 5 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is St Marys Garden, about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (0.8 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 33 supermarkets in the wider area, including Sainsburys, Iceland, Lidl, Tesco and others. The nearest is Sainsburys Woolwich, about 2 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 5 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 5PW on NestScope.

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.

NestScope

All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.