4,463
Households
African · 30%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
106 · 8.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£267,880
Median property price
231
Postcodes
Overview of West Thamesmead
Coordinates51.4963, 0.0874
Postcodes
231
Population (Census)
13,249
Households (Census)
4,463
Recorded crime · May '26
106 · 8.0 per 1k
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 3.82 (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 3.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Thamesmead
Property sales · West Thamesmead
HM Land Registry · West Thamesmead
Average price
£311,140
YoY: -15.5%
Median price: £357,733
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £352,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£338k£265k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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
Crime trends · West Thamesmead
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
523823
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY -13%
ASB
32207
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +92%
Vehicle Crime
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -17%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -45%
Criminal damage
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -89%
Demographics in West Thamesmead
Ethnicity
African29.8%
White Brit.24.2%
Other White12.7%
Other Black5.0%
Caribbean4.3%
+ 9 other groups · 24.1%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion22.8%
Muslim12.2%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4925.8%
25–3417.0%
50–6416.3%
20–248.8%
10–158.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
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%
Schools in West Thamesmead
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Heronsgate Primary School
Greenwich · SE28 0EA
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Discovery Primary School
Greenwich · SE28 0JN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Thamesmead
Postcodes in West Thamesmead
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