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On Plumstead Common Road, in Plumstead South
What it's like at SE18 2RT: every home that has sold on Plumstead Common Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Plumstead Common Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
13 of the 154 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 278aFlat | Nov 2001 | £172,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jul 2020 | £578,000 | 125 m² | £4,624/m² | 1 |
| 252, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jul 2010 | £305,000 | 127 m² | £2,402/m² | 2 |
| 254, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Dec 2022 | £645,000 | 121 m² | £5,331/m² | 5 |
| 256, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Mar 2020 | £490,000 | 138 m² | £3,551/m² | 2 |
| 258, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £600,000 | 127 m² | £4,724/m² | 3 |
| 264, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £612,500 | 119 m² | £5,147/m² | 4 |
| 266, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £600,000 | 121 m² | £4,959/m² | 3 |
| 268, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Feb 2016 | £435,000 | 120 m² | £3,625/m² | 1 |
| 270, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jun 2018 | £625,000 | 123 m² | £5,081/m² | 2 |
| 272, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £570,000 | 122 m² | £4,672/m² | 2 |
| 274, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Mar 2002 | £183,000 | 132 m² | £1,386/m² | 2 |
| 278b, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Nov 2001 | £172,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 280, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jul 2022 | £575,000 | 125 m² | £4,600/m² | 4 |
| 282, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Sept 2005 | £203,000 | 82 m² | £2,476/m² | 1 |
| 284, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Apr 2019 | £490,000 | 124 m² | £3,952/m² | 1 |
| 288, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £540,500 | 124 m² | £4,359/m² | 2 |
| 290, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Feb 2004 | £195,000 | 58 m² | £3,362/m² | 1 |
| 296, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jun 1998 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 300, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Apr 2022 | £563,000 | 126 m² | £4,468/m² | 2 |
| 302, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jul 2014 | £435,000 | 139 m² | £3,129/m² | 3 |
| Flat B, 306, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Oct 2000 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 308, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Mar 2006 | £228,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 310, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Mar 2022 | £515,000 | 41 m² | £12,561/m² | 1 |
| 312, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Sept 2022 | £653,000 | 151 m² | £4,325/m² | 5 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 314, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Mar 2012 | £155,000 | – | – | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 314, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Mar 2012 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 316, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Oct 2014 | £180,000 | 64 m² | £2,813/m² | 2 |
| 316a, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Nov 2011 | £120,000 | 58 m² | £2,069/m² | 1 |
| 318, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Feb 2026 | £520,000 | 116 m² | £4,483/m² | 1 |
| 326, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Jun 2002 | £180,900 | 113 m² | £1,601/m² | 1 |
| 330, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Mar 2021 | £345,000 | 95 m² | £3,632/m² | 3 |
| 332, Plumstead Common RoadOther | Nov 2014 | £6,000 | 46 m² | £130/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Plumstead, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 923k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Plumstead Common Road, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 53, 51, 291, 658); 115 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Greenslade Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Foxfield Primary School (1.4 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Plumstead Manor School, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 33.4 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark Greenwich Free School (2.5 km) and Leigh Academy Halley (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (2.6 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 850 m away, with The Slade Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Waverley Pms (300 m), with Temple Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Beauty at Slade is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 2.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Plumstead Pantry is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Old Mill the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 92 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 41% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Plumstead Common, 250 m away; for exercise, Kids Paddling Pool (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 4.1 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 38 km.
45 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Former Windmill at Back of Old Mill Public House | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Erith and Thamesmead constituency: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 16,302 (40.4%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 55%, Reform UK 15%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 9%.
54 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SE18 2RT →
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of East London, 3.4 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 1 of 99 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.2% | 65.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.5% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 26.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 154 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 46 min
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