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On Plumstead Common Road, in Woolwich South
What it's like at SE18 3TN: 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.
2 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.
| 24, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jan 1998 | £35,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Sept 2007 | £250,000 | 125 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 28, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2021 | £440,000 | 75 m² | £5,867/m² | 2 |
| 32a, Plumstead Common RoadFlat | Jun 2022 | £215,000 | 46 m² | £4,674/m² | 1 |
| 38, Plumstead Common RoadTerraced | Aug 2000 | £68,000 | 96 m² | £708/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Woolwich Arsenal, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Dartford.
The nearest bus stop is Herbert Road (SE18), under 50 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 53, 51, 658); 147 departures an hour from the 14 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 Nightingale Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 83% 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, 1.0 km 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, 250 m away, with Millennium Mini Market closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Marks Pms (200 m), with Geepharm Chemists the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Ozzie's Barber Shop is 250 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.
capital noodle bar is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Fox & Hounds the nearest pub (50 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill Junior School | 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.
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%.
69 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 3TN →
The nearest park is Plumstead Common, 850 m away; for exercise, Woolwich Waves (850 m).
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, 2.9 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 3 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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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: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 46 min
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