What's changing near SE18 6GB
Within 2 km, around Woolwich Arsenal in Greenwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2,236new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.8%like-for-like prices in Woolwich Arsenal, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.3%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
82 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
72 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New school
New school: Thrive Independent SchoolOther independent school, other independent school
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
85 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
28 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
35 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
57 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
84 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
84 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
54 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
47 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.1 km away
Planning applications within 500 m
72applications in the last 12 months
53approved · 5 refused
12still being decided
1,694net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Approved
9-13 POWIS STREET, LONDON, SE18 6HZChanges to the shopfront, including the installation of new emergency fire escape door, and replacement of plant to rear, including new kitchen ventilation and extract plant and ducting. (Revised Drawing)Greenwich 26/1396/F · All Other
May 2026
300 m away - Approved
54, 54 SPRAY STREET, LONDON, SE18 6AGRe-configuration of existing lower ground floor for the provision of a 2 bed 3-person flat, reconfiguration of ground floor flat for the provision of a 1 bed 1-person flat and all other associated alterationsGreenwich 26/0551/F · All Other · 1 homes proposed
May 2026
300 m away - Approved
EQUITABLE HOUSE, 7 GENERAL GORDON SQUARE, LONDON, SE18 6FHChange of use of three (3) self contained holiday let units (Class C1) to three (3) residential units (Class C3).Greenwich 26/1158/F · All Other · 3 homes proposed
May 2026
300 m away - Approved
DEVELOPMENT SITE AT FORMER 81 TO 88, BERESFORD STREETInstallation of an externally illuminated fascia sign and two non-illuminated projecting signs.Greenwich 26/0941/A · All Other
Mar 2026
250 m away - Approved
Thames House, 7-9 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6PQConstruction of a two-storey upward extension to existing mixed use building to create seven (7) additional residential units with associated private terrace areas, cycle parking and refuse storage (Reconsultation) (Revised Plans)(Additional information)Greenwich 26/0976/F · All Other · 7 homes proposed
Mar 2026
450 m away - Approved
18, ORDNANCE ARMS, 18 BERESFORD SQUARE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6AYSubmission of details pursuant to discharge condition 2 (Material details) of planning permission reference 25/4056/MA dated 10/02/2026.
23homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
72since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SE18 6GB itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
66 planned, approved or being built and 20 running (193 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Brookhill Estate RegenerationApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2023
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Atlantis Avenue, Beckton - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jun 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of East London Dockland Campus, University Way - Soalr PanelsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
1.7 km away - Wind farm
London Design and Engineering UTC, University Way - Wind TurbinesPlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Knowledge Dock, University Way - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Siemens Road, Westminster Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Aug 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Siemens Road, Westminster Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Aug 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Newham Dockside - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 440 kW
Mar 2022
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Valley, Floyd Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
Jul 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Stone Lake Retail Park, Woolwich Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 100 kW
May 20262.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Arsenal Way, WoolwichSection 50 · ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
200 m away - Major
Castile Road John Wilson Street Footpath, WoolwichUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
Kingsman Street, WoolwichUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Elmley Street, PlumsteadUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Pier Road, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Greens End, WoolwichUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Kingsman Street, WoolwichUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Sunbury Street, WoolwichUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Minor
Brewery Road, PlumsteadUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
4.3 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
4.8 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
5.8 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
6.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
12.9 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
14.9 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
4.3 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
13.9 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
14.9 km away - TransportMay 2022
17.3 km away
Not RequiredRiverside House East, Beresford Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6BURequest for an EIA Screening Opinion in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the development of 42 Residential Units (Use Class C3) and circa 320 Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) units rooms (Sui Generis) and a building of up to 15 storeys in height (62 mAOD), along with PBSA amenity space, cycleGreenwich 26/0909/EIA · All Other
Mar 2026
350 m away ApprovedThe Ropeyards, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Blocks D and K3, K4 and K5, Land between Duke of Wellington Avenue and Beresford Street, London, SE18 6NPSubmission of details pursuant to part discharge of Condition 30 (Water Supply - Blocks D & K only) of planning permission reference 16/3025/MA dated 17/03/2017 as amended by application Ref. 24/0887/NM dated 12/06/2025Greenwich 26/0449/SD · All Other
Feb 2026
250 m away ApprovedThe Ropeyards, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Blocks D and K3, K4 and K5, Land between Duke of Wellington Avenue and Beresford Street, London, SE18 6NPSubmission of details pursuant to part discharge of Condition 48 (Crossrail - Blocks D & K only) of planning permission reference 16/3025/MA dated 17/03/2017 as amended by application Ref. 24/0887/NM dated 12/06/2025.Greenwich 26/0274/SD · All Other
Jan 2026
250 m away Running nearest: Twin Tumps Way - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.7 km); Thameside DC (rooftop solar, 3.1 km); Beckton Gas Pressure Reduction Station (biomass, 3.1 km); Beckton STW Biodiesel Power Plant (biomass, 3.2 km); Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (wind farm, 3.7 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.