Is Greenwich a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Greenwich, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 5,251 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Greenwich, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 5,251 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Greenwich sold for £462,589 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.4% on a year earlier. Across Greenwich, police record 114 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Greenwich, the nearest primary school is Charlton Manor Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Ark Greenwich Free School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest GP surgery is All Saints Medical Centre Pms, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Woolwich Dockyard station is 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; Woolwich Arsenal (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk; the nearest park, Woolwich Common, is 20 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Greenwich, police record 114 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Greenwich sold for £462,589 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,009,528, semi-detached £712,724, terraced £545,565, flats £351,675. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Charlton Manor Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Ark Greenwich Free School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Woolwich Dockyard is 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk, and Woolwich Arsenal (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £70,574 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.