SE7 8ZU postcode in Greenwich, England
SE7 8ZU is a postcode in Greenwich, in the Greenwich Peninsula ward. It is in the Greenwich and Woolwich parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since December 2000. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where SE7 8ZU is, and what is near it
- SE7 8ZU
- Other postcodes in SE7 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 10 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- 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 51.4893, longitude 0.0180)
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 8ZU?
- GreenwichCouncil, for all local services Greenwich: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SE7 8ZU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Greenwich and WoolwichParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Matthew Pennycook (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Matthew Pennycook
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 8ZU?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for SE7 8ZU. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: 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 8ZU?
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 BinDayBuddySource: 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 8ZU 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 8ZU.
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 8ZU: 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 8ZU is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:46 on 23 October 2026.
- Tidal Thames from Woolwich Arsenal to Deptford CreekFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tidal Thames from Woolwich Arsenal to Deptford Creek
- Groundwater flooding in South East LondonFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Groundwater flooding in South East London
- Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Bexley and GreenwichFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:46 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 SE7 8ZU?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 8ZU
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE7 8ZU 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 SE7 8ZU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around SE7 8ZU. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 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
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 £3,045 (band F); band C, the most common, is £1,874.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (2%) | £1,405 |
| Band B | about 240 (28%) | £1,639 |
| Band C | about 270 (32%) | £1,874 |
| Band D | about 230 (27%) | £2,108 |
| Band E | about 80 (9%) | £2,576 |
| Band F | about 10 (1%) | £3,045 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £3,513 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,216 |
When the homes were built
- 55% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- Withheld 1945 to 1964
- 1% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- 28% 2010 to 2019
- 8% 2020 or later
1919 to 1939: 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 8ZU is in (ONS area E01033738), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8ZU?
The nearest open schools to SE7 8ZU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8ZU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SE7 8ZU is Westcombe Park Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.
- Westcombe Park Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Charlton Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
- Greenwich Peninsula Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Millennium Leisure Park East, 122 m away.
More stations near SE7 8ZU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SE7 8ZU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE7 8ZU, 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.
- Greenwich Peninsula Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2024 · Phone 020 8312 8700 600 mWalk
- Vanbrugh Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0333 332 7300 750 mWalk
- Woodlands Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8858 0689 1.1 kmWalk
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 8ZU?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SE7 8ZU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 150 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 250 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · 28 chargers 450 mWalk
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SE7 8ZU?
The nearest to the centre of SE7 8ZU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Meridian Dental Practice 500 mWalk
- Westcombe Park Dental Practice Phone 07957 473870 600 mWalk
- Dental Beauty Greenwich Phone 020 8858 1422 700 mWalk
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 8ZU?
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.
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 8333 3284 2.5 kmCycle
- The Blackheath Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8318 7722 3.0 kmCycle
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 8ZU?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SE7 8ZU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Kemsing Road Respite Service Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8269 1192 450 mWalk
- Khaya Project (Charlton) Phone 020 8554 7902 850 mWalk
- Avenues London - 1a Webb Road Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8305 1920 950 mWalk
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 8ZU?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE7 8ZU, 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.
- Asda Pharmacy, Bugsby Way Mon to Sat 9am to 12:30pm, 1pm to 4:30pm, 5pm to 9pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 020 8305 4510 300 mWalk
- Boots, Greenwich Retail Park Mon to Sat 9am to 9pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 020 8293 5568 450 mWalk
- Amal Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8293 9733 700 mWalk
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 8ZU?
The nearest vets to the centre of SE7 8ZU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Blackheath Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 20 8858 5151 650 mWalk
- Barrier Animal Care Clinic 1.5 kmCycle
- Best Friends Veterinary Clinic 1.9 kmCycle
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 8ZU in a conservation area?
The centre of SE7 8ZU 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 SE7 8ZU?
Police.uk records 577 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE7 8ZU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 28, drugs 27, robbery 26, theft from the person 16, bicycle theft 12, other crime 3, criminal damage and arson 2, possession of weapons 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SE7 8ZU
- Ward
- Greenwich Peninsula
- 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 2000
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
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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