Is Greenwich a good place to live?
Greenwich scores 55 out of 100 on our Liveability index, 20th of London's 33 boroughs. It does best on environment (74) and transport (62), and least well on safety (38). The highest-scoring wards are Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Greenwich Park and Woolwich Arsenal.
Each part compares Greenwich with the rest of London, where 100 is the best. The score uses our default weights; on the map you can set your own.
Is Greenwich safe?
Police recorded about 2,845 crimes a month in Greenwich from June to August 2026, about 62 per square kilometre, close to the London borough median of 63. The most common were violence and sexual offences (32%), anti-social behaviour (21%) and vehicle crime (9%).
Recorded crime follows footfall: busy town centres and transport hubs record more, which says little about quiet residential streets. Check the exact street with an area report.
Does Greenwich flood?
About 23% of Greenwich's land is in Flood Zone 2 or 3, the Environment Agency's zones for flooding from rivers or the sea, against 13% across London. About 20% sits in Flood Zone 3, the highest risk band. The zones ignore flood defences and do not cover surface water flooding.
Are there good schools in Greenwich?
Greenwich has 61 state primary and 16 state secondary schools, plus 10 independent schools. Of the state schools with a current single Ofsted grade, 98% are good or outstanding and 18% are outstanding, against a London borough median of 24% outstanding. Outstanding schools include Heronsgate Primary School, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School and St Peter's Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, so recently inspected schools have none. Always check admissions and catchment rules with the school or council.
How good is public transport in Greenwich?
Greenwich has 16 Underground, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR or tram stations on the Jubilee, DLR, National Rail and Elizabeth line, in fare zones 2 and 4. About 15% of the borough has good or better access (TfL PTAL 4 to 6b), against 15% of London.
How much does it cost to live in Greenwich?
The average home in Greenwich cost £465,960 in March 2026 (HM Land Registry), up 11.9% over five years. The average private rent was £1,949 a month (ONS, May 2026 release), a gross yield of about 5%. Homes cost 11.5 times average local earnings.
What is the air quality like in Greenwich?
Nitrogen dioxide averaged 21 µg/m³ across Greenwich in 2022 (London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory), against a London median of 20 and a World Health Organization guideline of 10. Fine particles (PM2.5) averaged 9 µg/m³ against a guideline of 5. Air is usually worst beside main roads.
What are the shops, parks and GPs like in Greenwich?
OpenStreetMap lists 36 supermarkets, 15 GP surgeries and 35 pharmacies in Greenwich, and 80 public parks covering about 428 hectares. About 19% of the borough is in a conservation area, where outside changes usually need permission.
How deprived is Greenwich?
The typical neighbourhood in Greenwich is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England and 10 the least. About 14% of the borough is in the most deprived fifth.
Which parts of Greenwich score best?
The highest Liveability scores in Greenwich are in Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Greenwich Park and Woolwich Arsenal, and the lowest in Abbey Wood and West Thamesmead. Every ward is below, with its scores for safety, transport, shops, green space and schools out of 100.
| Ward | Liveability | Safety | Transport | Shops | Green | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eltham Town & Avery Hill | 62 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 50 |
| Greenwich Park | 62 | 28 | 82 | 63 | 98 | 62 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 61 | 5 | 98 | 89 | 59 | 79 |
| Blackheath Westcombe | 60 | 42 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 65 |
| Eltham Park & Progress | 60 | 67 | 48 | 46 | 59 | 56 |
| Charlton Hornfair | 59 | 33 | 72 | 65 | 78 | 74 |
| Kidbrooke Park | 58 | 42 | 61 | 55 | 56 | 62 |
| Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham | 57 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 36 |
| Charlton Village & Riverside | 56 | 36 | 76 | 52 | 74 | 43 |
| Eltham Page | 55 | 39 | 62 | 55 | 57 | 72 |
| Woolwich Common | 55 | 23 | 77 | 41 | 75 | 47 |
| Woolwich Dockyard | 55 | 17 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 72 |
| Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe | 53 | 33 | 65 | 60 | 73 | 57 |
| East Greenwich | 52 | 21 | 79 | 69 | 48 | 68 |
| Plumstead & Glyndon | 52 | 14 | 68 | 52 | 68 | 61 |
| Thamesmead Moorings | 52 | 34 | 54 | 36 | 69 | 74 |
| Shooters Hill | 51 | 47 | 41 | 28 | 70 | 45 |
| Plumstead Common | 49 | 26 | 45 | 36 | 63 | 51 |
| Middle Park & Horn Park | 48 | 51 | 36 | 46 | 54 | 28 |
| Greenwich Peninsula | 47 | 23 | 84 | 66 | 34 | 26 |
| Abbey Wood | 46 | 25 | 48 | 41 | 62 | 42 |
| West Thamesmead | 45 | 35 | 45 | 59 | 57 | 37 |
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Where these numbers come from
- Crime: police.uk street-level crime, June to August 2026, averaged per month.
- Flood zones and conservation areas: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning and local authority conservation areas, via planning.data.gov.uk.
- Schools: Department for Education Get Information About Schools, with Ofsted grades.
- Transport: TfL stations and PTAL 2023. Air quality: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2022.
- Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (March 2026) and ONS private rents (May 2026 release) and affordability ratios.
- Shops, GPs and parks: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Deprivation: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG).
- Liveability: our score for each ~500 m square of London, built from the sources above; borough and ward figures are medians of their squares.
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