Greenwich

Borough · London · United Kingdom

South-east London borough with historic Greenwich and its park, the new towers of Greenwich Peninsula and Woolwich, and suburban Eltham further south.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,900 per month
Price level£££££
Good forQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Riverside, parks and the Elizabeth line at Woolwich

Watch out for

Large building sites; slower links from Eltham

Neighborhoods

  • Greenwich
  • Woolwich
  • Charlton
  • Eltham
  • Blackheath
  • Greenwich Peninsula

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Greenwich was £1,900 in 2025/26, 7% below the London average. It is the 17th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£745
Studio£1,215
1 bedroom£1,600
2 bedrooms£1,900
3 bedrooms£2,200
4+ bedrooms£2,750

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Greenwich

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
SE2Abbey Wood, Belvedere, Plumstead Common, Plumstead & Glyndon, Thamesmead East, West Heath£1,250£1,575£1,800
SE3Blackheath, Blackheath Westcombe, Charlton Hornfair, Eltham Page, Greenwich Park, Kidbrooke Park£1,600£1,975£2,375
SE7Charlton Hornfair, Charlton Village & Riverside, Greenwich Peninsula, Woolwich Dockyard£1,475£1,750£2,250
SE9Blackfen & Lamorbey, Eltham Page, Eltham Park & Progress, Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Falconwood & Welling, Grove Park£1,350£1,600£2,000
SE10Blackheath, Blackheath Westcombe, East Greenwich, Greenwich Creekside, Greenwich Park, Greenwich Peninsula£1,800£2,200£2,800
SE18Charlton Hornfair, Charlton Village & Riverside, Kidbrooke Park, Plumstead Common, Plumstead & Glyndon, Shooters Hill£1,500£1,850£2,000
SE28Plumstead & Glyndon, Thamesmead East, Thamesmead Moorings, West Thamesmead£1,348£1,650£1,925
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereGreenwichLondon
Population289,0718,799,725
One-person households29.9%29.3%
Children under 1519.4%18.1%
Aged 15–2411.9%12.3%
Aged 65 and over10.5%11.9%
Social housing rentals31.0%23.1%
Private rentals25.5%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes43.3%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Elizabeth line at Woolwich; DLR; Jubilee line at North Greenwich; Southeastern rail

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