Plumstead Common Road, London, SE18 2RT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE18 2RT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.1%	51.5%	5.4%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	53.9%	48.5%	-5.4%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.9%	41.2%	1.3%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	40.8%	44.1%	3.3%	44.2%	-0.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.8%	1.7%	-3.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	11%	8.4%	-2.6%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	3.5%	4.2%	0.7%	6.1%	-1.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.4%	50.8%	2.4%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	32.2%	32.2%	0.0%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	15.1%	10.5%	-4.6%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.9%	3.7%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	1.2%	1.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.1%	27.1%	10.0%	18.2%	8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.1%	8.9%	-8.2%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	9.7%	-4.3%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4.7%	2.1%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	13.1%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	32.5%	35.6%	3.1%	33.8%	1.8%
Other	8.8%	0.8%	-8.0%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	5.3%	5.8%	0.5%	3.1%	2.7%
Pakistani	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	6.6%	8.8%	2.2%	2.5%	6.3%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	6.4%	-1.2%	1.0%	5.4%
Other Black	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	0%	-3.0%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	64.1%	56.3%	-7.8%	81.4%	-25.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	2.3%	5.4%	3.1%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.9%	71.9%	-10.0%	83.2%	-11.3%
European Union	4.9%	10.5%	5.6%	6.1%	4.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	4.9%	6.1%	1.2%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	4.4%	-0.9%	5.6%	-1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	3.7%	0.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.3%	71.9%	-9.4%	83.2%	-11.3%
10+ Years	0.3%	16.9%	16.6%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	2%	4.4%	2.4%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	2.6%	4.7%	2.1%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	13.8%	2%	-11.8%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	76.7%	-0.2%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.9%	37.2%	-4.3%
Christian	46.4%	46.2%	0.2%
Muslim	10.8%	6.5%	4.3%
Sikh	6.8%	0.9%	5.9%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is Plumstead Common Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Plumstead Common Road was 92.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.4% higher than the Plumstead Common average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Plumstead Common Road has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common and the 378th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE18 2RT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Plumstead Common Road are based on 288 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Greenwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Plumstead Common Road, London, SE18 2RT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE18 2RT

Average Price
£519,444

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£609,854

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,420

Other
£8,202

Estimated Average Property Prices for Plumstead Common Road

Average Price
£410,739

Semi-Detached
£480,276

Terraced
£512,929

Detached
£910,174

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,916

Other
£306,334

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Plumstead Common Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
254 Plumstead Common Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£645,000	2022-12-09	£631,655
312 Plumstead Common Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£653,000	2022-09-22	£619,945
280 Plumstead Common Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£575,000	2022-07-15	£559,794
300 Plumstead Common Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£563,000	2022-04-01	£598,526
310 Plumstead Common Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£515,000	2022-03-30	£539,420

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE18 2RT

Employment

SE18 2RT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SE18 2RT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	79
Self-Employed	36
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	6
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Education	19
Construction	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Other	15
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	2,361 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	3,214 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenslade Primary School Erindale , Plumstead Common SE18 2QQ	3out of 4	303 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School St Margaret's Grove , Plumstead SE18 7RL	3out of 4	588 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Rise Primary School Brewery Road , Plumstead SE18 7PX	3out of 4	696 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Plumcroft Primary School Plum Lane , Plumstead SE18 3HW	3out of 4	699 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Timbercroft Primary School Timbercroft Lane , Plumstead SE18 2SG	3out of 4	713 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	3out of 4	319 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	3out of 4	2,292 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Greenwich Free School 403 Shooters Hill Road , SE18 4LH	3out of 4	2,489 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Falconwood The Green , DA16 2PE	4out of 4	2,792 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	2out of 4	2,826 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	1,730 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	2,080 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,323 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waterside School Robert Street , SE18 7NB	3out of 4	765 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	3out of 4	1,109 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Right Choice Independent Special School First Floor , 1-4 Beresford Square SE18 6BB	- not rated	1,679 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pulse and Water College 3rd Floor Block 0 , 18-36 Wellington Street SE18 6PF	- not rated	1,710 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sumus Woolwich 38 Wellington Street , Woolwich SE18 6HQ	- not rated	1,749 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Plumstead Pantry	16 Warwick Terrace	217 yd
Spice Island	204 Plumstead Common Road	236 yd
Thakali Catering and Restaurant	204 Plumstead Common Road	236 yd
Slade Social Cafe	342 Plumstead Common Road	237 yd
Five Rivers Bar and Grill	35 The Slade	374 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Mill	The Old Mill, 1 Old Mill Road	206 yd
The Who'd A Thought It Public House	The Whoda Thought It, 7 Timbercroft Lane	281 yd
The Ship	The Ship, 205 Plumstead Common Road	334 yd
Plumstead Common Working Mens Club	Plumstead Common Working Mens Club, 71 Kirkham Street	399 yd
The Plum Tree Beer Shop	154 Plumstead Common Road	436 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tasty Bites	15 Warwick Terrace	226 yd
Charcoal Grill	4 The Slade	260 yd
Morley's	191 Plumstead Common Road	370 yd
Pizza Time	187A Plumstead Common Road	379 yd
Sing Wah	72 Kirkham Street	440 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Food	196 - 212 Plumstead Common Road	271 yd
Tesco Stores Limited	141 - 145 Swingate Lane	928 yd
Tesco	18 Lakedale Road	1,015 yd
Iceland	144 - 146 Plumstead High Street	1,063 yd
Poundland	148 - 156 Plumstead High Street	1,090 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Winns Common Plumstead Common Road	grass pitches	143 yd
Slade Hall PENDRELL STREET		159 yd
Plumstead Manor School OLD MILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	292 yd
Plumstead Common Waverley Crescent	grass pitches, tennis courts	437 yd
Shrewsbury Park (Closed) Plum Lane	grass pitches	859 yd
Glyndon Community Centre RAGLAN ROAD	health and fitness suite	925 yd
Rose Cottage Playing Fields Swingate Lane	grass pitches	953 yd
Swingate Playing Fields Swingate Lane	grass pitches	966 yd
The Warehouse Sports And Performing Arts Centre (Closed) Speranza Street	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls	1,081 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	89.1%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.95 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.