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Plumstead High Street: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Plumstead High Street neighbourhood of Greenwich, England (ONS area Greenwich 006). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes SE18, SE2, SE28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SE18 1JH.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Plumstead High Street is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Greenwich (4 of 23 signals rising, 5 falling). Houses here typically resell for £405,000 and flats for £255,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Greenwich (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Plumstead, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 11 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£405,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£255,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.11; 4 of 23 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 3.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£58,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Plumstead High Street sits in Greenwich
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Greenwich with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 2nd lowest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Greenwich with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Greenwich
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 11 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Plumstead High Street
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 11 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 23 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Greenwich, 5 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Income deprivation ranking
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Air quality
- Premium and budget brands
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Plumstead Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (710 m in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Cannon Street (29 to 45 min); Southeastern and Thameslink to Dartford (about 17 min).
- Woolwich Arsenal DLR station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Bannockburn Primary School 70 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Jun 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Plumstead Manor School 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Plumstead High Street
What is the typical house price in Plumstead High Street?
£405,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
How does Plumstead High Street compare with the rest of Greenwich?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Greenwich with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 2nd lowest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Greenwich with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Greenwich.
Is Plumstead High Street an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Plumstead High Street gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 4 of 23 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Plumstead High Street?
Plumstead. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (710 m in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Cannon Street (29 to 45 min); Southeastern and Thameslink to Dartford (about 17 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Plumstead High Street?
Nearest state primary school. Bannockburn Primary School. 70 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Jun 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Plumstead Manor School. 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.