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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtSE18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:42 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,618 residentsin the Plumstead Common & Riverside census areaMedian age 35.43,919 households33% of homes owner-occupied13% owned outright31% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,120 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 23% go by car, 39% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 74%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C570 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 24 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarks61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileRoyal Arsenal Woolwichhistoric site · under a mileTower Bridgebridge · under a mileThames Path At Thamesmeadwalk or trail · 1.0 miWestminister Bridgebridge · under a mileSouth Merelake · 2.2 miBleak Hillhill · under a mileCapital Ring Section 1walk or trail · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPlumstead Commonpark · under a mile · 38 haBostall Heathpark · under a mile · 72 haShrewsbury Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haShooters Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 35 haBarrack Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 15 haDothill Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202325 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 18 · PM2.5 9.2 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,290 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryWaverley Pms49 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCentral Chemists41 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGarland Road Dental Centreunder a milePolice stationPlumstead Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machinePost Office4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi60 schools37 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 6 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 2 otherSecondaryPlumstead Manor Schoolages 11-19, 1,413 pupilsright herePrimarySouth Rise Primary Schoolages 3-11, 508 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenslade Primary Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewham College of Further Education3.6 miUniversityUniversity of East London1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY1.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR23 miRailway stationPlumsteadunder a mileDLRWoolwich Arsenal DLR Stationunder a mileBus stationBus StationLakeside8.6 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier1.0 miBus stops144 within a mileCar parkAbery Street Temporary Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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