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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 –
People7,641 residentsin the Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard census areaMedian age 33.23,284 households20% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright42% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 3,904 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, administrative services 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 18% go by car, 42% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%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°C569 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 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 landmarksWoolwich Lee Rigby Memorialhistoric site · under a mileRoyal Arsenal Woolwichhistoric site · under a mileCapital Ring Section 1walk or trail · under a mileVanbrugh Castlecastle · 2.7 miThames Path At Thamesmeadwalk or trail · under a mileTower Bridgebridge · under a mileGallions Reachtidal water · under a mileWestminister Bridgebridge · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWoolwich Commonpark · under a mile · 49 haSt Marys Gardenpark · under a milePlumstead Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 38 haBarrack Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 15 haShooters Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 35 haPepys Courtsports ground · 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 19 · PM2.5 9.2 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,778 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryValentine Health Partnership42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAlpha Chemist38 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWoolwich Gentle Dental Careright herePolice stationPlumstead Police StationLondon1.3 miCash machineCashpoint 19-21 Powis Street3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi59 schools38 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherAll-throughSaint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through Schoolages 3-18, 1,624 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMulgrave Primary Schoolages 2-11, 328 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewham College of Further Education2.9 miUniversityUniversity of East London1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY1.1 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR23 miRailway stationWoolwich Arsenalunder a mileDLRWoolwich Arsenal DLR Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale8.9 miFerryWoolwich Ferry South Pierunder a mileBus stops150 within a mileCar parkBloc Space - Cable Depot - Woolwich Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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