SE7 8QS postcode in Greenwich, England

SE7 8QS is a postcode in Greenwich, in the Charlton Hornfair ward. It is in the Eltham and Chislehurst parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 86% of homes and businesses at SE7 8QS can get it Across Greenwich: 90% Typical price £500,000 Homes sold in SE7 8, last 12 months. ▼ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Charlton 1.3 km in a straight line

Where SE7 8QS is, and what is near it

Map of SE7 8QS and what is near it Map of SE7 8QS: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the SE7 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE7 8AA: also in SE7 8SE7 8AB: also in SE7 8SE7 8AD: also in SE7 8SE7 8AE: also in SE7 8SE7 8AF: also in SE7 8SE7 8AG: also in SE7 8SE7 8AJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8AL: also in SE7 8SE7 8AN: also in SE7 8SE7 8AP: also in SE7 8SE7 8AQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8AR: also in SE7 8SE7 8AS: also in SE7 8SE7 8AT: also in SE7 8SE7 8AU: also in SE7 8SE7 8AX: also in SE7 8SE7 8AY: also in SE7 8SE7 8AZ: also in SE7 8SE7 8BB: also in SE7 8SE7 8BD: also in SE7 8SE7 8BH: also in SE7 8SE7 8BJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8BL: also in SE7 8SE7 8BN: also in SE7 8SE7 8BQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8BS: also in SE7 8SE7 8BT: also in SE7 8SE7 8BU: also in SE7 8SE7 8DA: also in SE7 8SE7 8DL: also in SE7 8SE7 8DR: also in SE7 8SE7 8DS: also in SE7 8SE7 8DT: also in SE7 8SE7 8DU: also in SE7 8SE7 8DY: also in SE7 8SE7 8DZ: also in SE7 8SE7 8EA: also in SE7 8SE7 8EB: also in SE7 8SE7 8ED: also in SE7 8SE7 8EE: also in SE7 8SE7 8EF: also in SE7 8SE7 8EG: also in SE7 8SE7 8EH: also in SE7 8SE7 8EJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8EL: also in SE7 8SE7 8EP: also in SE7 8SE7 8EQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8ER: also in SE7 8SE7 8ES: also in SE7 8SE7 8ET: also in SE7 8SE7 8EU: also in SE7 8SE7 8EY: also in SE7 8SE7 8EZ: also in SE7 8SE7 8FA: also in SE7 8SE7 8FD: also in SE7 8SE7 8FF: also in SE7 8SE7 8FH: also in SE7 8SE7 8FJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8FL: also in SE7 8SE7 8FN: also in SE7 8SE7 8FP: also in SE7 8SE7 8FR: also in SE7 8SE7 8HA: also in SE7 8SE7 8HB: also in SE7 8SE7 8HD: also in SE7 8SE7 8HE: also in SE7 8SE7 8HF: also in SE7 8SE7 8HG: also in SE7 8SE7 8HJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8HL: also in SE7 8SE7 8HN: also in SE7 8SE7 8HP: also in SE7 8SE7 8HR: also in SE7 8SE7 8HS: also in SE7 8SE7 8HT: also in SE7 8SE7 8HU: also in SE7 8SE7 8HW: also in SE7 8SE7 8HX: also in SE7 8SE7 8HY: also in SE7 8SE7 8HZ: also in SE7 8SE7 8JA: also in SE7 8SE7 8JE: also in SE7 8SE7 8JH: also in SE7 8SE7 8JJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8JL: also in SE7 8SE7 8JQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8LA: also in SE7 8SE7 8LB: also in SE7 8SE7 8PE: also in SE7 8SE7 8PF: also in SE7 8SE7 8PG: also in SE7 8SE7 8PH: also in SE7 8SE7 8PJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8PL: also in SE7 8SE7 8PN: also in SE7 8SE7 8PP: also in SE7 8SE7 8PQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8PR: also in SE7 8SE7 8PS: also in SE7 8SE7 8PT: also in SE7 8SE7 8PU: also in SE7 8SE7 8PW: also in SE7 8SE7 8PX: also in SE7 8SE7 8PY: also in SE7 8SE7 8QG: also in SE7 8SE7 8QH: also in SE7 8SE7 8QJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8QL: also in SE7 8SE7 8QN: also in SE7 8SE7 8QP: also in SE7 8SE7 8QQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8QR: also in SE7 8SE7 8QT: also in SE7 8SE7 8QU: also in SE7 8SE7 8QW: also in SE7 8SE7 8QX: also in SE7 8SE7 8RE: also in SE7 8SE7 8RG: also in SE7 8SE7 8RQ: also in SE7 8SE7 8SP: also in SE7 8SE7 8SR: also in SE7 8SE7 8SS: also in SE7 8SE7 8ST: also in SE7 8SE7 8SU: also in SE7 8SE7 8SX: also in SE7 8SE7 8TA: also in SE7 8SE7 8TE: also in SE7 8SE7 8TJ: also in SE7 8SE7 8TN: also in SE7 8SE7 8TP: also in SE7 8SE7 8TR: also in SE7 8SE7 8TS: also in SE7 8SE7 8TT: also in SE7 8SE7 8TU: also in SE7 8SE7 8TW: also in SE7 8SE7 8TX: also in SE7 8SE7 8TY: also in SE7 8SE7 8UA: also in SE7 8SE7 8UB: also in SE7 8SE7 8UD: also in SE7 8SE7 8UF: also in SE7 8SE7 8UG: also in SE7 8SE7 8UH: also in SE7 8SE7 8UQ: also in SE7 8 GP 1.5 kmWoolwich Dockyard station 1.6 kmGreenwich SE7 8QS Map of SE7 8QS and what is near it Map of SE7 8QS: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the SE7 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Greenwich SE7 8QS
  • SE7 8QS
  • Other postcodes in SE7 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4787, longitude 0.0441)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE7 8QS?

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 SE7 8QS?

93% of the homes and businesses at SE7 8QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 86% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SE7 8QS 86% Greenwich 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SE7 8QS 93% 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 SE7 8QS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SE7 8QS.

Check the bin days for SE7 8QS 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 SE7 8QS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE7 8QS.

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 SE7 8QS: 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 SE7 8QS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE7 8QS?

Homes in SE7 8 sold for a typical £500,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, down 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£500,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£502,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £500,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £580,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £314,750 8 sales

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

Across the whole SE7 district: a typical £490,000 from 120 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 SE7 8QS

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SE7 8QS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. The middle sale was £346,500, from £325,000 to £360,000. Across SE7 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £500,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at SE7 8QS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SE7 8QS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE7 8QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around SE7 8QS. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (55%). 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 SE7 8QS

Band D in Greenwich for 2026‑27: £2,108. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,405 (band A) to £2,576 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,639.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,405
Band Babout 320 (42%)£1,639
Band Cabout 320 (42%)£1,874
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,108
Band Eabout 80 (10%)£2,576
Band Fwithheld£3,045
Band Gfewer than 5£3,513
Band Hfewer than 5£4,216

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 55% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 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 SE7 8QS is in (ONS area E01001651), 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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest open schools to SE7 8QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE7 8QS, 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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE7 8QS is Charlton Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Charlton Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Woolwich Dockyard Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 2.1 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SE7 8QS, 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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE7 8QS, 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 SE7 8QS?

2 within 1 km 34 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE7 8QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 3 chargers 600 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 750 mWalk
  • Allego Charging point · 1 charger 1.2 kmWalk

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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest to the centre of SE7 8QS, 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 SE7 8QS?

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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE7 8QS, 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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE7 8QS, 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 SE7 8QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE7 8QS 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 SE7 8QS in a conservation area?

The centre of SE7 8QS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 SE7 8QS?

Police.uk records 441 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE7 8QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences161 reports
Anti-social behaviour93 reports
Vehicle crime34 reports
Other theft32 reports
Public order24 reports
Burglary24 reports

Also: shoplifting 23, drugs 15, robbery 15, theft from the person 9, other crime 4, possession of weapons 3, criminal damage and arson 2, bicycle theft 2.

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 SE7 8QS

Ward
Charlton Hornfair
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
January 1980

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

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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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