Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 9.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£455,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,964 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12145
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12145 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SE18 2LJ
HM Land Registry · Greenwich
Average price
£516,309
Median price: £455,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,964 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Aug '24Aug '24: 1 sales · avg £415,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£440k£428k£415k
Apr '24Aug '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SE18 2LJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE18 2LJ
Counts are for Plumstead Common electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY stable
624426
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
41
YoY stable
613917
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
18
YoY +64%
332210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1062
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -91%
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
36
YoY stable
392919
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.48.6%
African10.6%
Other White9.8%
Indian6.4%
Caribbean5.3%
+ 9 other groups · 19.3%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion32.9%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim5.2%
Sikh4.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.7%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6420.9%
25–3411.8%
65–7410.1%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
One person: other14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
One person: aged 66+11.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
+ 9 other households · 41.0%
Coordinates & Location for SE18 2LJ
Postcode
SE18 2LJ
Coordinates
51.4747, 0.0872
Grid reference
TQ450771
Easting
545,049
Northing
177,150
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32F3FP+VV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Greenwich
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Greenwich
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Greenwich
Local Authority
Council AreaErith and Thamesmead E14001229
Constituency
E14001229Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Plumstead Common
Constituency code
E14001229
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Greenwich, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Greenwich
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Greenwich Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Greenwich 017C E01001684
E01001684MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 017 E02000329
E02000329LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Greenwich 017C E01001684
E01001684MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 017 E02000329
E02000329Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:19 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:19 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 52 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE18 2LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001684 and MSOA E02000329 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12145
Present — Active
Postcode SE18 2LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near SE18 2LJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
80%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
81%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 46%
Attainment 8
33.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
67%
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