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SE7 8LJ

POSTCODE

SE7 8LJ is a postcode in Charlton Village & Riverside.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4924, 0.0443
OS grid TQ420790 (542,019, 179,034)
IMD England
4/10
#11354
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 9.6 per 1k
MoM -6% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9F32F2RV+XP
Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 9.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
London
Region
Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 9.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
11354
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11354 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
See sold prices in SE7

Police Recorded Crime near SE7 8LJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SE7 8LJ

Counts are for Charlton Village & Riverside 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
27
YoY -16%
473522
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
28
YoY stable
28164
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1161
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
36
YoY -23%
574124
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

101
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,324
White Brit.25.8%
African22.0%
Other White17.3%
Other Asian7.0%
Caribbean4.4%
+ 7 other groups · 23.4%

Religion

Total residents: 2,324
Christian46.5%
No religion26.2%
Muslim13.7%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu3.1%
+ 2 other religions · 4.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,326
35–4925.8%
25–3418.2%
50–6415.6%
20–247.6%
≤47.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%

Households

Total households: 967
One person: other29.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.8%
One person: aged 66+6.6%
+ 9 other households · 36.0%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Woolwich Dockyard

    Rail · Entrance

    709 m straight lineabout 9 min

  • Charlton Station

    Rail · Entrance

    1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min

  • London City Airport

    DLR

    1.2 km straight lineabout 16 min

Bus stops

  • Yateley Street

    Bus · ->E · east

    23 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Warspite Road

    Bus · Stop U · west

    144 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Cleveley Close

    Bus · Stop V · west

    182 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Greenwich Trust School

    Bus · Stop S · east

    239 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Warspite Road

    Bus · Stop T · east

    239 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for SE7 8LJ

England
Country
Greenwich
Local Authority
Charlton Village & Riverside
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SE7 8LJ
Coordinates
51.4924, 0.0443
Grid reference
TQ420790
Easting
542,019
Northing
179,034
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32F2RV+XP
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 Area
Greenwich and Woolwich E14001257
Constituency
E14001257
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Charlton Village & Riverside
Constituency code
E14001257
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 042C E01034198
E01034198
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 042 E02006994
E02006994
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Greenwich 004B E01001709
E01001709
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 004 E02000316
E02000316
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

7:21 AM6:09 PM
7:21 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:21 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 48 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 SE7 8LJ 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 E01034198 and MSOA E02006994 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11354
Present — Active
Postcode SE7 8LJ 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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