Estate agents in SE18
SE18 is a postcode district in Greenwich, with 23 estate agent branches that have an office there. HM Land Registry records 480 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £420,000.
How estate agents in SE18 compare
SE18 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 475 sales in SE18 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £417,000.
38.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.3 years and sold for a median of 5.8% more than they paid.
The median price was £330,500 in 2016 and £424,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SE18
Median sale price in SE18: £417,000
| All homes | 475 sales, median £417,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 3 sales |
| Semi-detached | 24 sales, median £475,498 |
| Terraced | 198 sales, median £450,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 250 sales, median £325,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Greenwich the average price was £462,426 in June 2026, down 1.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £330,500 (916 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £373,000 (849 sales) |
| 2018 | £425,000 (974 sales) |
| 2019 | £400,000 (851 sales) |
| 2020 | £381,750 (560 sales) |
| 2021 | £405,000 (955 sales) |
| 2022 | £444,712 (977 sales) |
| 2023 | £420,000 (605 sales) |
| 2024 | £444,000 (739 sales) |
| 2025 | £424,000 (572 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Four railway stations lie close to SE18: Woolwich Arsenal at about 0.3 miles, Woolwich at about 0.4 miles, Plumstead at about 0.6 miles and Woolwich Dockyard at about 0.8 miles. Woolwich Arsenal DLR is also about 0.3 miles away, with light rail stops at King George V (about 1.2 miles), London City Airport (about 1.6 miles) and Cyprus (about 1.6 miles). The A205, A206, A2016, A2204 and A117 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) and M25 junction 2 (Darenth), both about 8 miles away. London City Airport is about 1 mile from the centre and London Heathrow Airport about 23 miles. Central London is about 9 miles away.
Schools in and near SE18
SE18 has a number of primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is Foxfield Primary School (academy) at about 0.1 miles, followed by St Peter's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) and Nightingale Primary School (academy) at about 0.2 miles. Plumstead Manor School (sixth form) and Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (Church of England, sixth form) are about 0.6 miles away. Thrive Independent School is about 1.1 miles away. Waterside School, a special school, is about 0.4 miles away. The University of East London is about 1.5 miles away.
Living in SE18
SE18 is an urban postcode district beside the built-up area of Greenwich, with about 77,895 residents. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 160 shops, including seven supermarkets such as Co-op Food and Tesco Extra at about 0.3 miles. Woolwich Market is about 0.4 miles away. There are around 30 convenience stores, 19 pubs with Fox & Hounds the nearest at about 0.2 miles, at least 15 cafés and more than 20 restaurants. Two doctors' surgeries are mapped, with Clover Health Centre about 0.3 miles away, alongside around 10 pharmacies and five dentists. Queen Elizabeth Hospital has an emergency department about 1.0 miles away. The Woolwich Centre library is about 0.4 miles away and there are three post offices. Nine named parks include General Gordon Square at about 0.3 miles. Galleons Point Riverside Wildlife Area is about 1.1 miles away.
A short history of SE18
People were living at Woolwich as far back as the Iron Age and an earthwork enclosure from between the 3rd and 1st century BCE lay beside the Thames. The name is generally thought to come from an Anglo-Saxon word for a place where wool was traded. A burial site of the late 7th or early 8th century was found near the river. From the 10th century to the mid-12th the abbots of St Peter's Abbey in Ghent held the area, which is why the Domesday Book does not name it. An entry of 63 acres as Hulviz is thought to describe uninhabited North Woolwich. A flood killed many people in 1236. Henry VIII founded the dockyard in 1512 and the Board of Ordnance acquired the Tower Place estate in 1671. George III named the Royal Arsenal in 1805 and the dockyard closed in 1869. Woolwich Town Hall and the Royal Artillery Barracks Main Building are both listed Grade II*.
Landscape and geography in SE18
SE18 stands at about 36 metres (118 feet) above sea level. Woolwich Reach, a tidal stretch of river, is about 0.8 miles from the centre of the area. The River Thames is about 2.2 miles off and the nearest open coast is about 18 miles distant. Mulgrave Pond is under half a mile away. Shooters Hill reaches 132 metres (433 feet) about 1.1 miles from the centre, while Crystal Palace reaches 116 metres (381 feet) at about 8 miles. The Kent Downs National Landscape, formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies about 8 miles away. Oxleas Wood is about 1.2 miles from the area and Lesnes Abbey Woods about 2.2 miles. Erith Marshes are about 2.4 miles distant.
People and homes in SE18
At the 2021 Census, about 84,700 usual residents lived in SE18. Census 2021 figures show 20% were aged under 15, 71% were aged 15 to 64 and 9% were aged 65 and over. The 2021 Census counted about 33,000 households, with 33% having dependent children against 28% in England. Census 2021 figures show 56% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments and 28% in terraced houses. Census 2021 figures also show 33% of households owned their home, 35% rented socially and 30% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band C was the most common council tax band at 40%. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show 150 residential properties at high risk and 28 at medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. Surface water flooding is not included in these figures.
Economy and jobs in SE18
About 94,000 jobs were located in the wider Greenwich council area in 2024, with health 19.2%, education 12.8% and retail 10.7%. From the centre of SE18, the io Centre is about 0.5 miles, Gateway Business Centre about 0.6, Woolwich Dockyard Industrial Estate about 1.0, Kingside Industrial Estate about 1.1 and Standard Industrial Estate about 1.2. In the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 across the wider council area was 77%, above the United Kingdom 75.5%. In September 2026, 12,195 people in the wider Greenwich council area were claiming unemployment-related benefits, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 against 3.9% across the United Kingdom. In 2025, median gross pay for full-time employees working in the wider council area was £786 a week, against £767 across the United Kingdom.
Notable people from SE18
Charles George Gordon (1833 to 1885), a British army officer and administrator, was born in Woolwich, as were the chemist and inventor Frederick Abel (1827 to 1902) and Ian Wright (born 1963), an English footballer and commentator. Thomas Simpson (1710 to 1761), a British mathematician, lived in Woolwich. Plumstead was the birthplace of Steve Davis (born 1957), an English snooker player and of Tinie Tempah (born 1988), an English rapper, singer and record producer. Ken Hensley (1945 to 2020), a British singer and guitarist, was also born there. Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868 to 1956), an English writer and biographer, was born in Shooter's Hill.
Sport and leisure
Woolwich Waves is a sports centre offering swimming and fitness and The Waterside Club is another sports centre in the area, with a Kids Paddling Pool also listed as a swimming pool. Shooters Hill Golf Course is the named golf course, while Stance Jiu Jutsu Academy and Tang Taekwondo Academy cater for martial arts. Pitches and courts cover tennis, basketball, soccer, bowls, table tennis, cricket and rugby union among other sports. Open space includes Plumstead Common, Woolwich Common, Winns Common, Shrewsbury Park, Wellington Park and Maribor Park, along with Barrack Field and the Royal Arsenal Thames Path Garden. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped. Diesel Gym Woolwich is among the gyms.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SE18?
- The median price paid in SE18 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £420,000. By property type, the median price paid was £475,498 for semi-detached houses (26 sales), £450,000 for terraced houses (194 sales) and £322,250 for flats (256 sales).
- How many homes were sold in SE18 recently?
- There were 480 homes sold in SE18 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales.
- What railway and light rail stations are near SE18?
- The nearest railway stations, measured in a straight line from the centre, are Woolwich Arsenal at about 0.3 miles, Woolwich at about 0.4 miles, Plumstead at about 0.6 miles and Woolwich Dockyard at about 0.8 miles. Woolwich Arsenal DLR is also about 0.3 miles away and central London is about 9 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near SE18?
- There are 19 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Foxfield Primary School the nearest at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Plumstead Manor School and Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School, both about 0.6 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are in SE18?
- There are 23 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SE18 postcode district.
Areas near SE18
SE18 is in Greenwich.
Estate agents near SE18
- Hi Residential Letting & Estate Agents In PlumsteadGreenwich SE18 3TN0.2 miles
- Harrison IngramGreenwich SE18 3TN0.3 miles
- Mann Sales and Letting AgentsGreenwich SE18 6HL0.3 miles
- Robinson Jackson Plumstead & Woolwich Estate AgentsGreenwich SE18 2UQ0.4 miles
- Knight Frank Woolwich Estate AgentsGreenwich SE18 6FL0.4 miles
- Goodwin EllisGreenwich SE18 2UL0.4 miles
- Gaff EstatesGreenwich SE18 6HT0.4 miles
- Beaumont GibbsGreenwich SE18 2UL0.4 miles
- AcornGreenwich SE18 2UL0.4 miles
- John Payne High Street Estate AgentsGreenwich SE18 1SB0.4 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SE18.