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Abbey Wood

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
17,676
Households
6,314
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
6,314
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£439,420
Median property price
279
Postcodes
6,314
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£439,420
Median property price
279
Postcodes

Sold prices in Abbey Wood

England & Wales
Property sales · Abbey Wood
HM Land Registry · Abbey Wood
Average price
£397,560
YoY: +1.1%
Median price: £430,625
View district SE2
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £573,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£573k£412k£250k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Abbey Wood

England & Wales
Crime trends · Abbey Wood

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
49
YoY +36%
553922
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY -39%
422712
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
26166
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

134
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Abbey Wood

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Greenwich.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

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Amenities in Abbey Wood

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 15 Libraries · 8 Museums · 63 in all

  • GPs31
  • Libraries15
  • Museums8
  • Universities6
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Abbey Wood

Coordinates51.4908, 0.1134
Postcodes
279
Population (Census)
17,676
Households (Census)
6,314
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.6 per 1k

Demographics in Abbey Wood

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,680
White Brit.34.1%
African25.5%
Other White10.4%
Other Asian5.7%
Other Black4.1%
+ 9 other groups · 20.2%

Religion

Total residents: 17,678
Christian51.8%
No religion24.5%
Muslim9.3%
Not answered6.2%
Hindu4.1%
+ 2 other religions · 4.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,676
35–4922.1%
50–6417.7%
25–3415.0%
10–159.8%
5–98.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%

Households

Total households: 6,314
Other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.4%
Any member 66+8.2%
With dependent children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 39.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Abbey Wood

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Abbey Wood

SE2
279 postcodes