Living in Woolwich

Greenwich
58/100overall liveability across 9 data dimensions

Woolwich sits in the London Borough of Greenwich. Its strongest points are air quality (100), green space (71), transport (69). The things to weigh up are safety (35) and dining (23). A typical two-bed here rents for around £1,888 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.

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How Woolwich scores

Typical rent in Greenwich

£1,5271 bed / studio
£1,8882 bed
£2,1873 bed

Median private rents for the London Borough of Greenwich (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).

🏛 £2,108/yr council tax (Band D, Greenwich) — MHCLG 2026-27

📶 Broadband up to 1 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Greenwich

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Eltham Greenwich · 4.5 km Canning Town Newham · 5.0 km Blackheath Lewisham · 5.0 km Barking Barking and Dagenham · 5.2 km Greenwich Greenwich · 5.2 km Plaistow Newham · 5.8 km

Data: Police.uk + IMD 2019 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG (area quality); ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents (rent); OpenStreetMap via Overpass (amenities & transport); London Air, Imperial College London (air quality). Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.