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SE18 3LW

POSTCODE

SE18 3LW is a postcode in Shooters Hill.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4772, 0.0669
OS grid TQ436773 (543,636, 177,380)
IMD England
4/10
#10446
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
MoM -25% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9F32F3G8+VQ
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 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.
10446
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10446 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 & Wales
Property sales · SE18 3LW
HM Land Registry · Greenwich
Average price
£516,309
Median price: £455,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,964 sales
View district SE18
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £375,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£375k£305k£235k
Sep '24Jun '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 near SE18 3LW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SE18 3LW

Counts are for Shooters Hill 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
31
YoY stable
483419
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
24
YoY stable
312110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY —
17102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1481
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
28
YoY +87%
442812
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

100
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,799
White Brit.39.4%
African19.2%
Other White13.1%
Caribbean5.9%
Other Asian3.2%
+ 10 other groups · 19.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,799
Christian44.9%
No religion32.1%
Muslim9.6%
Not answered8.9%
Hindu1.6%
+ 2 other religions · 2.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,800
35–4924.1%
50–6418.3%
25–3417.3%
20–247.8%
≤46.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%

Households

Total households: 754
One person: other23.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
One person: aged 66+8.4%
+ 9 other households · 33.8%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Woolwich Arsenal Rail Station

    Rail · DLR

    1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min

  • Woolwich Arsenal DLR

    DLR

    1.5 km straight lineabout 18 min

  • Woolwich Station

    Rail · Entrance

    1.7 km straight lineabout 21 min

Bus stops

  • St Josephs Church Shooters Hill

    Bus · Stop U · south

    121 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • All Saints Church (SE18)

    Bus · Stop N · north

    125 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Cantwell Road

    Bus · ->S · south

    133 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Brent Road (SE18)

    Bus · ->S · south-east

    179 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Brent Road (SE18)

    Bus · ->N · north

    184 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for SE18 3LW

England
Country
Greenwich
Local Authority
Shooters Hill
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SE18 3LW
Coordinates
51.4772, 0.0669
Grid reference
TQ436773
Easting
543,636
Northing
177,380
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32F3G8+VQ
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Greenwich
Local Authority
Council Area
Erith and Thamesmead E14001229
Constituency
E14001229
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Shooters Hill
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 England
South 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 020E E01001686
E01001686
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 020 E02000332
E02000332
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Greenwich 020E E01001686
E01001686
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 020 E02000332
E02000332
Urban: 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

7:29 AM5:59 PM
7:29 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:29 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE18 3LW 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 E01001686 and MSOA E02000332 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 10446
Present — Active
Postcode SE18 3LW 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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