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SE18 Woolwich Common — Family Area Report

Woolwich Common · Greenwich

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Greenwich£2,178/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%33.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE18 is the London postcode area covering Woolwich Common in the London Borough of Greenwich. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 20 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Canary Wharf in 33 min on the morning rush. 33.3% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density61
Commute70

Schools

20 within 1 mile

  • Nightingale Primary School

    Primary · 224 pupils

    130m

  • St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 164 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    229m

  • Foxfield Primary School

    Primary · 666 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    384m

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 208 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    386m

  • South Rise Primary School

    Primary · 508 pupils

    610m

  • Waterside School

    Special · 45 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    656m

  • Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 184 pupils

    658m

  • Plumcroft Primary School

    Primary · 1056 pupils

    809m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    7

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    49 min
    via DLR & Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    49 min
    via Elizabeth line & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    38 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary WharfFastest
    33 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    54 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    58 min
    via Elizabeth line & District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 33 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode SE18. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE18 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Woolwich Common, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is SE18 a good area for families?
    SE18 (Woolwich Common, Greenwich) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in SE18?
    There are 20 schools within a mile of SE18, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE18 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE18?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE18 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE18 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE18 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE18 is Canary Wharf in about 33 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE18?
    33.3% of households in SE18's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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