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On Isla Road, in Woolwich South
What it's like at SE18 3AA: every home that has sold on Isla 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Isla 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.
3 of the 21 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Isla RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £635,000 | 126 m² | £5,040/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Isla RoadTerraced | Jul 1997 | £76,560 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Isla RoadTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2025 | £332,275 | 55 m² | £6,041/m² | 2 |
| 10, Isla RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2016 | £500,000 | 112 m² | £4,464/m² | 3 |
| 11, Isla RoadTerraced | Oct 2020 | £635,000 | 126 m² | £5,040/m² | 3 |
| 12, Isla RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2011 | £227,000 | 100 m² | £2,270/m² | 1 |
| 13, Isla RoadTerraced | Dec 2001 | £137,000 | 135 m² | £1,015/m² | 2 |
| 14, Isla RoadTerraced | Jul 2019 | £585,000 | 105 m² | £5,571/m² | 1 |
| 15, Isla RoadTerraced | Nov 2001 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Isla RoadTerraced | Jun 2002 | £172,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, Isla RoadFlat | Aug 2006 | £245,000 | 122 m² | £2,008/m² | 1 |
| 20, Isla RoadTerraced | Dec 2024 | £597,000 | 120 m² | £4,975/m² | 3 |
| 24, Isla RoadTerraced | Oct 2002 | £203,000 | 100 m² | £2,030/m² | 2 |
| 25, Isla RoadTerraced | Apr 2018 | £532,000 | 117 m² | £4,547/m² | 1 |
| 26, Isla RoadTerraced | May 2026 | £750,000 | 125 m² | £6,000/m² | 3 |
| 27, Isla RoadTerraced | May 1995 | £56,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Isla RoadTerraced | Oct 2017 | £480,000 | 99 m² | £4,848/m² | 1 |
| 30, Isla RoadTerraced | Nov 2006 | £225,000 | 106 m² | £2,123/m² | 2 |
| 31, Isla RoadTerraced | Nov 1997 | £89,000 | 124 m² | £718/m² | 2 |
| 32, Isla RoadTerraced | Mar 2026 | £535,000 | 103 m² | £5,194/m² | 3 |
| 34, Isla RoadTerraced | Aug 2006 | £250,000 | 107 m² | £2,336/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Woolwich Arsenal, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Dartford.
The nearest bus stop is Kirk Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 53, 51, 658); 66 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 24% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
55% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.2 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Plumstead Manor School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 33.4 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark Greenwich Free School (1.9 km) and Leigh Academy Halley (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (4.1 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (6 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Expo Supermarket Bkgt(Ak)Ltd, 400 m away, with Costcutter closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Marks Pms (250 m), with Herbert Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Shay Barbers is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 26 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Safiyya's Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Star INN the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 123 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (69%).
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 155 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Shrewsbury Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Woolwich Waves (1.2 km).
46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 85 to 91 and Attached Walls Gates and Gatepiesr | II* | 120 m |
| 108, Plumstead Common Road Se18 | II | 170 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.
Greenwich and Woolwich constituency: Matthew Pennycook MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 18,366 (43.0%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 56%, Green Party 13%, Conservative 11%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
55 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 3AA →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 18.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 2.7 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of East London, 3.2 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.
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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 21 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 46 min
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On this street: 0 of 16 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 68.8% | 65.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 28.5% | 26.4% | 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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