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West Thamesmead

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
13,249
Households
4,463
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.2 per 1k
4,463
Households
African · 30%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£282,875
Median property price
236
Postcodes
4,463
Households
African · 30%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£282,875
Median property price
236
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Thamesmead

England & Wales
Property sales · West Thamesmead
HM Land Registry · West Thamesmead
Average price
£320,125
YoY: -11.0%
Median price: £362,774
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £200,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£305k£200k
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 West Thamesmead

England & Wales
Crime trends · West Thamesmead

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
44
YoY -10%
523823
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY +71%
32207
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

122
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West Thamesmead

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.

Apply for a primary place via Greenwich

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in West Thamesmead

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 West Thamesmead

Coordinates51.4962, 0.0873
Postcodes
236
Population (Census)
13,249
Households (Census)
4,463
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.2 per 1k

Demographics in West Thamesmead

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,237
African29.8%
White Brit.24.2%
Other White12.7%
Other Black5.0%
Caribbean4.3%
+ 9 other groups · 24.1%

Religion

Total residents: 13,247
Christian53.5%
No religion22.8%
Muslim12.2%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,249
35–4925.8%
25–3417.0%
50–6416.3%
20–248.8%
10–158.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.5%

Households

Total households: 4,463
Other23.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.4%
+ 8 other households · 35.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Thamesmead

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.37 (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 3.37 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in West Thamesmead