Griffin Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7PZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE18 7PZ 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	47.8%	51.5%	3.7%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	52.2%	48.5%	-3.7%	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	42%	39%	-3.0%	37.9%	1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	46.9%	42.6%	-4.3%	44.2%	-1.6%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.8%	2%	-1.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	4.2%	9.2%	5.0%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	2.4%	6.8%	4.4%	6.1%	0.7%

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	50.4%	44.3%	-6.1%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	32.6%	31.2%	-1.4%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	13.5%	18.1%	4.6%	12.7%	5.4%
Bad health	2.6%	5.7%	3.1%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	20.1%	24.6%	4.5%	18.2%	6.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	6.9%	-5.9%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	11.7%	0.2%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	1%	5.6%	4.6%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	11.7%	-0.5%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	24.3%	34.7%	10.4%	33.8%	0.9%
Other	18.1%	4.8%	-13.3%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.1% 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	4%	3.3%	-0.7%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	9.8%	11.4%	1.6%	3.1%	8.3%
Pakistani	4.9%	5.7%	0.8%	2.7%	3.0%
Other Asian	19.9%	13.4%	-6.5%	1.6%	11.8%
Black African	11.2%	11.4%	0.2%	2.5%	8.9%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	1.7%	-2.6%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2%	3.7%	1.7%	0.8%	2.9%
White	33.4%	35.1%	1.7%	81.4%	-46.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.9%	10%	9.1%	1.6%	8.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46.1%	46.5%	0.4%	83.2%	-36.7%
European Union	10.7%	10%	-0.7%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	12.1%	9.6%	-2.5%	2.7%	6.9%
Middle East and Asia	27.4%	30.9%	3.5%	5.6%	25.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.1%	47.1%	1.0%	83.2%	-36.1%
10+ Years	14.7%	34.7%	20.0%	9.8%	24.9%
5-10 Years	10.4%	6.1%	-4.3%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	12.1%	8.1%	-4.0%	2.2%	5.9%
Less than 2 years	16.7%	4%	-12.7%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.9%	76.7%	-15.8%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	14.7%	1.2%	13.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.5%	37.2%	-18.7%
Christian	31.2%	46.2%	-15.0%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	23.8%	1.7%	22.1%
Muslim	14.1%	6.5%	7.6%
Sikh	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Griffin Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Griffin Road was 156.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.4% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Griffin Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon and the 192nd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 512.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE18 7PZ, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 10/10 (very 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 Griffin Road are based on 261 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 Griffin Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7PZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE18 7PZ

Average Price
£328,666

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£402,049

Detached
£296,843

Flats/Maisonettes
£270,835

Other
£236,073

Estimated Average Property Prices for Griffin Road

Average Price
£384,267

Semi-Detached
£420,084

Terraced
£495,346

Detached
£295,945

Flats/Maisonettes
£246,108

Other
£328,752

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Griffin Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
175 Griffin Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2024-03-15	£522,121
141A Griffin Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£225,000	2023-12-14	£240,079
167 Griffin Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£296,000	2023-03-07	£295,703
181 Griffin Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2022-08-18	£484,183
179 Griffin Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£588,000	2021-05-28	£652,313

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE18 7PZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	77
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	24
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	17
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Administrative and support service activities	23
Education	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Transport and storage	13
Construction	12
Other	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	2,303 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	3,078 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	5,451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Rise Primary School Brewery Road , Plumstead SE18 7PX	3out of 4	171 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School St Patrick's Catholic Primary School,Griffin Road , Plumstead SE18 7QG	3out of 4	437 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School St Margaret's Grove , Plumstead SE18 7RL	3out of 4	465 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Conway Primary School Gallosson Road , SE18 1QY	3out of 4	581 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Foxfield Primary School Sandbach Place , SE18 7EX	4out of 4	618 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	306 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	3out of 4	2,027 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Greenwich Free School 403 Shooters Hill Road , SE18 4LH	3out of 4	2,718 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Greenwich Trust School 765 Woolwich Road , Greenwich SE7 8LJ	2out of 4	2,970 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic school for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	- not rated	2,999 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	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	2,014 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	1,750 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,162 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	227 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Right Choice Independent Special School First Floor , 1-4 Beresford Square SE18 6BB	- not rated	1,266 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	1,361 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sumus Woolwich 38 Wellington Street , Woolwich SE18 6HQ	- not rated	1,417 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Engineering and Medical School 31 Thomas Street , Woolwich SE18 6HU	- not rated	1,463 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
Emmaus Greenwich	226 Elmley Street	313 yd
Corner Cafe	25 Waverley Road	323 yd
The Plumstead Pantry	16 Warwick Terrace	325 yd
Apna Grill	14 Conway Road	359 yd
Spice Island	204 Plumstead Common Road	519 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Mill	The Old Mill, 1 Old Mill Road	334 yd
St Patricks Social Club	Presbytery, 1A Conway Road	384 yd
The Rose Inn	Rose Inn, 2 Waverley Road	405 yd
The Ship	The Ship, 205 Plumstead Common Road	482 yd
The Plum Tree Beer Shop	154 Plumstead Common Road	578 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Delicious Fried Chicken	2B Brewery Road	289 yd
Tasty Bites	15 Warwick Terrace	316 yd
The Frying Pan 2	1 Brewery Road	354 yd
Caloroso Pizza Woolwich	1B Griffin Road	499 yd
Morley's	191 Plumstead Common Road	507 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Food	196 - 212 Plumstead Common Road	502 yd
Poundland	148 - 156 Plumstead High Street	648 yd
Tesco	18 Lakedale Road	664 yd
Iceland	144 - 146 Plumstead High Street	741 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Plumstead Manor School OLD MILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	263 yd
Plumstead Common Waverley Crescent	grass pitches, tennis courts	358 yd
Winns Common Plumstead Common Road	grass pitches	454 yd
Glyndon Community Centre RAGLAN ROAD	health and fitness suite	515 yd
Plumstead Radical Club 83-88 83-88 WALMER TERRACE		612 yd
Slade Hall PENDRELL STREET		694 yd
The Warehouse Sports And Performing Arts Centre (Closed) Speranza Street	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls	924 yd
Swingate Playing Fields Swingate Lane	grass pitches	1,059 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	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.6%

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	164 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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