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SE10 9GU area guide

Who lives in SE10 9GU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Greenwich East
Council: Greenwich
Region: London
Neighbourhood population: 1,463 (2024)

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At a glance

What SE10 9GU is like

SE10 9GU is a postcode in the Greenwich East area of Greenwich. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,463 people. 38% of households own their home, 22.1% rent privately and 24.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 75.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SE10 9 sold for a median of £505,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SE10 9GU compares

Headline figures for SE10 9GU, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£505,000

Median over 131 sales in SE10 9, −6.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

10.0/ 10

Excellent: 9 stations within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 18 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£88,414

Average annual income before tax, higher than 97% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SE10 9GU differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
34.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
24.9% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
03
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SE10 9 is down 6.6% on the year before.
04
Well connectedPositive
9 stations within a mile and 36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
05
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

SE10 9GU FAQs

Is SE10 9GU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10 (excellent).

How much does a house cost in SE10 9GU?

The median sale price over the last year was £505,000.

Homes in SE10 9 sold for a median of £505,000 across 131 sales in the year to August 2026, −6.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SE10 9GU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around SE10 9GU, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SE10 9GU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 17% of residents. 38% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (80.3%).

Which council covers SE10 9GU?

The local authority for SE10 9GU is Greenwich.

SE10 9GU comes under Greenwich in London. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SE10 9GU?

Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 9 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 10.0 out of 10 (excellent). The nearest station is Maze Hill Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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