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On Defence Close, in West Thamesmead
What it's like at SE28 0NQ: every home that has sold on Defence Close 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 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 Defence Close; 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 117 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 29, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £309,995 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 51, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Oct 2017 | £275,000 | 65 m² | £4,231/m² | 2 |
| Flat 37, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £195,996 | 49 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| Flat 27, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jul 2006 | £309,995 | 65 m² | £4,769/m² | 1 |
| Flat 48, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £199,995 | 43 m² | £4,651/m² | 1 |
| Flat 38, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £274,995 | 76 m² | £3,618/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £250,000 | 62 m² | £4,032/m² | 1 |
| Flat 84, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jul 2006 | £211,000 | 48 m² | £4,396/m² | 1 |
| Flat 10, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £274,995 | 65 m² | £4,231/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jul 2006 | £249,995 | 39 m² | £6,410/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £199,995 | 47 m² | £4,255/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Aug 2006 | £272,995 | 39 m² | £7,000/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £245,995 | 39 m² | £6,308/m² | 1 |
| Flat 70, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Oct 2019 | £260,000 | 72 m² | £3,611/m² | 2 |
| Flat 74, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Sept 2006 | £199,995 | 70 m² | £2,857/m² | 1 |
| Flat 71, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £200,000 | 76 m² | £2,632/m² | 1 |
| Flat 67, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £274,995 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 45, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £269,995 | 64 m² | £4,219/m² | 1 |
| Flat 65, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £249,995 | 48 m² | £5,208/m² | 1 |
| Flat 50, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £294,995 | 75 m² | £3,933/m² | 1 |
| Flat 30, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £309,995 | 66 m² | £4,697/m² | 1 |
| Flat 54, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £185,000 | 47 m² | £3,936/m² | 1 |
| Flat 57, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2016 | £195,000 | 47 m² | £4,149/m² | 2 |
| Flat 13, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £271,995 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 55, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £247,995 | 57 m² | £4,351/m² | 2 |
| Flat 49, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Aug 2006 | £199,995 | 70 m² | £2,857/m² | 1 |
| Flat 25, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £274,995 | 39 m² | £7,051/m² | 1 |
| Flat 61, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £272,995 | 48 m² | £5,687/m² | 1 |
| Flat 15, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Sept 2006 | £199,995 | 46 m² | £4,348/m² | 1 |
| Flat 22, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | May 2018 | £277,000 | 75 m² | £3,693/m² | 2 |
| Flat 20, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Apr 2017 | £200,000 | 46 m² | £4,348/m² | 2 |
| Flat 62, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | May 2006 | £138,000 | 44 m² | £3,136/m² | 1 |
| Flat 28, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £309,995 | 69 m² | £4,493/m² | 1 |
| Flat 76, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £299,995 | 73 m² | £4,110/m² | 1 |
| Flat 80, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £199,995 | 47 m² | £4,255/m² | 1 |
| Flat 34, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £249,995 | 70 m² | £3,571/m² | 1 |
| Flat 83, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £309,995 | 79 m² | £3,924/m² | 1 |
| Flat 82, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Oct 2006 | £238,000 | 75 m² | £3,173/m² | 1 |
| Flat 33, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £249,995 | 67 m² | £3,731/m² | 1 |
| Flat 42, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £194,995 | 47 m² | £4,149/m² | 1 |
| Flat 18, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £250,000 | 59 m² | £4,237/m² | 1 |
| Flat 77, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Apr 2025 | £250,000 | 69 m² | £3,623/m² | 2 |
| Flat 40, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £174,990 | 70 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| Flat 59, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2026 | £215,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 56, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £198,000 | 75 m² | £2,640/m² | 1 |
| Flat 32, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £272,995 | 68 m² | £4,015/m² | 1 |
| Flat 75, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | May 2017 | £215,000 | 52 m² | £4,135/m² | 3 |
| Flat 73, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Feb 2015 | £232,000 | 76 m² | £3,053/m² | 2 |
| Flat 69, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £194,995 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 81, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £309,995 | 70 m² | £4,429/m² | 1 |
| Flat 53, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £207,575 | 70 m² | £2,965/m² | 1 |
| Flat 36, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Mar 2025 | £200,000 | 51 m² | £3,922/m² | 2 |
| Flat 21, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Sept 2006 | £199,995 | 47 m² | £4,255/m² | 1 |
| Flat 24, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £274,995 | 66 m² | £4,167/m² | 1 |
| Flat 47, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2019 | £250,000 | 69 m² | £3,623/m² | 2 |
| Flat 64, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £208,000 | 70 m² | £2,971/m² | 1 |
| Flat 46, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Feb 2017 | £260,000 | 67 m² | £3,881/m² | 2 |
| Flat 39, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jan 2025 | £265,000 | 66 m² | £4,015/m² | 3 |
| Flat 31, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £194,995 | 70 m² | £2,786/m² | 1 |
| Flat 41, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £294,995 | 74 m² | £3,986/m² | 1 |
| Flat 26, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £189,995 | 47 m² | £4,042/m² | 1 |
| Flat 44, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £202,920 | 64 m² | £3,171/m² | 1 |
| Flat 23, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £274,995 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 17, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £265,000 | 58 m² | £4,569/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £250,000 | 68 m² | £3,676/m² | 1 |
| Flat 16, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £275,000 | 75 m² | £3,667/m² | 1 |
| Flat 79, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Nov 2006 | £279,991 | 76 m² | £3,684/m² | 1 |
| Flat 11, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £249,995 | 69 m² | £3,623/m² | 1 |
| Flat 60, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £247,995 | 63 m² | £3,936/m² | 1 |
| Flat 68, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Sept 2006 | £190,000 | 48 m² | £3,958/m² | 1 |
| Flat 52, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Oct 2014 | £135,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 66, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £249,995 | 67 m² | £3,731/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £249,995 | 76 m² | £3,289/m² | 1 |
| Flat 14, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £199,995 | 51 m² | £3,921/m² | 1 |
| Flat 43, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Aug 2018 | £200,000 | 47 m² | £4,255/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Sept 2006 | £190,000 | 65 m² | £2,923/m² | 2 |
| Flat 72, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | May 2012 | £134,500 | 64 m² | £2,102/m² | 2 |
| Flat 78, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | Jul 2006 | £274,995 | 70 m² | £3,929/m² | 1 |
| Flat 35, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jul 2006 | £272,995 | 76 m² | £3,592/m² | 1 |
| Flat 58, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £269,995 | 73 m² | £3,699/m² | 2 |
| Flat 63, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat · company-owned | May 2006 | £142,000 | 48 m² | £2,958/m² | 1 |
| Flat 9, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Oct 2006 | £194,995 | 50 m² | £3,900/m² | 1 |
| Flat 19, Hill House, Defence CloseFlat | Apr 2010 | £129,995 | 70 m² | £1,857/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gallions Reach DLR station, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km). The nearest rail station is Plumstead, 1.6 km away, with 923k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Miles Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 380); 33 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 21% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Discovery Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Heronsgate Primary School (1.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 47.5 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: London Design and Engineering UTC (2.5 km) and Harris Garrard Academy (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (4.9 km) and Townley Grammar School (6.3 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 550 m away; First Care Pharmacy (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Thamesmead Health Centre (600 m), with First Care Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Dejavu Beauty Clinic is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 4.1 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
TRiO by JPL Catering is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Plumstead Radical Club the nearest pub (1.6 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 112 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's new: 65% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 392 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Gallions Reach Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Phoenix Gym (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 3.3 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 38 km.
11 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%.
36 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 SE28 0NQ →
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 25% socially.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of East London, 1.8 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: 0 of 106 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 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.0% | 65.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.9% | 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Greenwich since 2011.
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 117 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 52 min
Nearest: Phantom Peak · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.