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Plumstead Common & Riverside
What it's like at SE18 7PX: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; 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.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Plumstead, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 923k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Robert Street / Plumstead, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 291); 80 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 23% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is South Rise Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Heronsgate Primary School (0.5 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Plumstead Manor School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 33.4 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: London Design and Engineering UTC (2.5 km) and Ark Greenwich Free School (2.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (4 km) and Townley Grammar School (5.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Feeza’s Foods, 550 m away, with Nisa Local closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Glyndon Pms (200 m), with Central Chemists the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Barbershop by Timpson is 50 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Rewa Sushi is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Rose Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 88 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 46% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Plumstead Common, 500 m away; for exercise, 7R Gym (800 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.1 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 2.9 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 37 km.
51 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.
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 7PX →
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of East London, 2.7 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 81.8% | 65.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.1% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 11.8% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 47 min
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