SE28 8BF postcode in Greenwich, England

SE28 8BF is a postcode in Greenwich, in the West Thamesmead ward. It is in the Erith and Thamesmead parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since December 1998.

Flooding Very low flood risk 12 of 12 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at SE28 8BF can get it Across Greenwich: 90% Typical price £362,000 Homes sold in SE28 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Abbey Wood 1.2 km in a straight line

Where SE28 8BF is, and what is near it

Map of SE28 8BF and what is near it Map of SE28 8BF: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the SE28 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SE28 8AA: also in SE28 8SE28 8AB: also in SE28 8SE28 8AD: also in SE28 8SE28 8AE: also in SE28 8SE28 8AF: also in SE28 8SE28 8AG: also in SE28 8SE28 8AH: also in SE28 8SE28 8AJ: also in SE28 8SE28 8AL: also in SE28 8SE28 8AN: also in SE28 8SE28 8AP: also in SE28 8SE28 8AQ: also in SE28 8SE28 8AR: also in SE28 8SE28 8AT: also in SE28 8SE28 8AU: also in SE28 8SE28 8AW: also in SE28 8SE28 8AX: also in SE28 8SE28 8AY: also in SE28 8SE28 8AZ: also in SE28 8SE28 8BA: also in SE28 8SE28 8BB: also in SE28 8SE28 8BD: also in SE28 8SE28 8BG: also in SE28 8SE28 8BH: also in SE28 8SE28 8BJ: also in SE28 8SE28 8BL: also in SE28 8SE28 8BN: also in SE28 8SE28 8BQ: also in SE28 8SE28 8BS: also in SE28 8SE28 8BW: also in SE28 8SE28 8DA: also in SE28 8SE28 8DB: also in SE28 8SE28 8DD: also in SE28 8SE28 8DE: also in SE28 8SE28 8DF: also in SE28 8SE28 8DG: also in SE28 8SE28 8DQ: also in SE28 8SE28 8EJ: also in SE28 8SE28 8EL: also in SE28 8SE28 8EN: also in SE28 8SE28 8EP: also in SE28 8SE28 8EQ: also in SE28 8SE28 8ER: also in SE28 8SE28 8EZ: also in SE28 8SE28 8FD: also in SE28 8SE28 8GB: also in SE28 8SE28 8GR: also in SE28 8SE28 8GS: also in SE28 8SE28 8HB: also in SE28 8SE28 8JB: also in SE28 8SE28 8RF: also in SE28 8SE28 8RG: also in SE28 8SE28 8RH: also in SE28 8SE28 8RJ: also in SE28 8SE28 8RL: also in SE28 8SE28 8RN: also in SE28 8SE28 8RP: also in SE28 8SE28 8RQ: also in SE28 8SE28 8RR: also in SE28 8SE28 8RS: also in SE28 8SE28 8RT: also in SE28 8SE28 8RU: also in SE28 8SE28 8RW: also in SE28 8SE28 8SA: also in SE28 8SE28 8SB: also in SE28 8SE28 8SD: also in SE28 8SE28 8SE: also in SE28 8SE28 8SN: also in SE28 8SE28 8SP: also in SE28 8SE28 8TA: also in SE28 8SE28 8TB: also in SE28 8SE28 8TD: also in SE28 8SE28 8TE: also in SE28 8SE28 8TF: also in SE28 8SE28 8TG: also in SE28 8SE28 8TH: also in SE28 8SE28 8TJ: also in SE28 8SE28 8TL: also in SE28 8SE28 8TN: also in SE28 8SE28 8TP: also in SE28 8SE28 8TQ: also in SE28 8 GP 900 mTram or metro 2.8 kmThamesmead Moorings SE28 8BF Map of SE28 8BF and what is near it Map of SE28 8BF: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the SE28 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 900 mThamesmead Moorings SE28 8BF
  • SE28 8BF
  • Other postcodes in SE28 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4976, longitude 0.1081)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE28 8BF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SE28 8BF?

Every home and business at SE28 8BF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SE28 8BF 0% Greenwich 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SE28 8BF 100% Greenwich Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SE28 8BF?

Royal Borough of Greenwich gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SE28 8BF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 12 homes and businesses at SE28 8BF. 12 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

12 homes and businesses at SE28 8BF Very low: 12

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Greenwich

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE28 8BF: 6,865 properties in Greenwich are at high risk (4.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Greenwich

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SE28 8BF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 15:47 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 15:47 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE28 8BF?

Homes in SE28 8 sold for a typical £362,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£362,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£358,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £385,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £370,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SE28 district: a typical £356,500 from 154 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SE28 8BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE28 8BF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE28 8BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around SE28 8BF. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (78%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SE28 8BF

Band D in Greenwich for 2026‑27: £2,108. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,639 (band B) to £2,576 (band E); band D, the most common, is £2,108.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,405
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,639
Band Cabout 260 (42%)£1,874
Band Dabout 290 (47%)£2,108
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£2,576
Band Ffewer than 5£3,045
Band Gfewer than 5£3,513
Band Hfewer than 5£4,216

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 78% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Greenwich before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE28 8BF is in (ONS area E01033745), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SE28 8BF?

The nearest open schools to SE28 8BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE28 8BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SE28 8BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE28 8BF is Abbey Wood, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Abbey Wood Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Abbey Wood (London) Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 2.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Devenish Road, 113 m away.

More stations near SE28 8BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SE28 8BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE28 8BF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SE28 8BF?

0 within 1 km 26 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE28 8BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • eVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • eVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • eVolt Charging point · 1 charger 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SE28 8BF?

The nearest to the centre of SE28 8BF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SE28 8BF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SE28 8BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE28 8BF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SE28 8BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE28 8BF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SE28 8BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE28 8BF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SE28 8BF in a conservation area?

The centre of SE28 8BF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SE28 8BF?

Police.uk records 572 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE28 8BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences173 reports
Anti-social behaviour145 reports
Vehicle crime75 reports
Other theft44 reports
Public order32 reports
Shoplifting26 reports

Also: drugs 24, burglary 18, robbery 9, other crime 9, bicycle theft 6, possession of weapons 5, criminal damage and arson 3, theft from the person 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SE28 8BF

Ward
West Thamesmead
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Greenwich
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1998

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE28 0AF150 mSE28 0FP150 mSE2 9BZ160 mSE2 9DA160 mSE2 9BF170 mSE2 9DF180 m
All of SE28

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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