October 2026 report
Area reports · London · Greenwich
London · Local authority district

Greenwich

How Greenwich compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£6,460
+1.2% on the year
HPAI Property Index
73/100
Ranked 7th of 316 districts
Sales a month
164
-34% on the year
Recorded crime
87 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

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Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
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Price per m²

£6,460/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 8/8Score 18/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to Greenwich: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

Tower Hamlets
95% alike
Same band for price, sales, energy efficiency, density
Higher crime: 101 per 1,000Prices falling there (-6.6%)
Lewisham
92% alike
Same band for price, density, rail use, carbon
Less energy-efficient homesBusier market: 188 sales a monthPrices falling there (-2.0%)
Ealing
91% alike
Same band for price, sales, density, rail use
Less energy-efficient homes
Hounslow
90% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, crime
Smaller market: 127 sales a monthFewer rail journeysPrices falling there (-1.7%)
Southwark
88% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, rail use
Higher crime: 118 per 1,000Busier market: 177 sales a monthPrices falling there (-2.3%)
Hackney
88% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, rail use
Smaller market: 127 sales a monthHigher crime: 115 per 1,000Prices falling there (-2.9%)

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than Greenwich's £6,460

Reading
85% alike
Same band for density, rail use, carbon
Less energy-efficient homesSmaller market: 130 sales a monthPrices falling there (-3.5%)
Manchester
84% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, density, rail use, carbon
Cheaper: £3,605/m²Busier market: 317 sales a month
Basildon
83% alike
Same band for sales, crime
Less dense: 1,779/km²Less energy-efficient homes
Cardiff
83% alike
Same band for rail use
Cheaper: £3,648/m²Busier market: 298 sales a month

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical flat in Greenwich (£380,000) costs about £1,726 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are down 1.9% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in Greenwich (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£1,726a month
Loan
£285,000
Deposit
£95,000
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in Greenwich sell for £6,460 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 17% below the London median. Prices rose 1.2% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached6,977 -1.5%£767,500
Semi-detached5,950 -5.2%£655,000
Terraced5,893 +1.4%£500,000
Flat6,385 -2.6%£380,000

Market

About 1,966 homes sold in the last 12 months, 48% of them flats. Activity is down 34% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

309,731 people live in Greenwich, 6,547 per km² across 47.3 km². The population changed by +1.5% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

70Average EPC scoreBand 8 of 8
2.7 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 8 of 8
6,547Residents per km²Band 8 of 8

Transport

13 rail stations with 42.0 million entries and exits in 2025. Woolwich accounts for 33%.

Rail stations

Entries and exits, 2025 (Office of Rail and Road), with the change on the previous year

Safety

87 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 72% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is down 1.6% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

75 schools take primary-age pupils and 33 secondary-age, 46,413 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in Greenwich

Free instant valuation using the same data as this report: recent sales, local price trends and the HPAI Swatch.

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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