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Greenwich council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

11.5% to 45.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 11.5% in Eltham Park & Progress to 45.5% in Woolwich Arsenal — a gap of 34 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Eltham Park & Progress	11.5%	488	4,242
Middle Park & Horn Park	11.6%	399	3,437
Eltham Page	12.5%	426	3,421
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	12.6%	720	5,694
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	18.2%	1,144	6,294
Kidbrooke Park	19%	748	3,934
Charlton Hornfair	19.4%	878	4,523
Plumstead Common	20.8%	1,217	5,860
Charlton Village & Riverside	20.8%	842	4,054
Thamesmead Moorings	22.5%	1,037	4,616
Woolwich Dockyard	22.6%	1,041	4,609
Shooters Hill	23.3%	1,108	4,760
Abbey Wood	24%	1,514	6,301
Blackheath Westcombe	25.5%	1,734	6,798
East Greenwich	26%	1,668	6,422
Woolwich Common	28.3%	1,315	4,647
Greenwich Park	29.2%	1,348	4,619
Plumstead & Glyndon	32.8%	2,494	7,598
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	36.1%	993	2,749
Greenwich Creekside	37.5%	1,796	4,784
Greenwich Peninsula	39.4%	1,983	5,032
West Thamesmead	40.4%	1,600	3,958
Woolwich Arsenal	45.5%	2,600	5,719

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7% to 6.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.7% in Greenwich Peninsula to 6.4% in Middle Park & Horn Park — a gap of 3.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Greenwich Peninsula	2.7%	309	11,418
Greenwich Creekside	2.9%	315	10,999
Woolwich Arsenal	3.1%	381	12,099
Greenwich Park	3.6%	377	10,555
East Greenwich	3.8%	548	14,481
Eltham Park & Progress	3.8%	413	10,766
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	4%	243	6,104
Shooters Hill	4.1%	482	11,891
West Thamesmead	4.1%	479	11,815
Blackheath Westcombe	4.3%	644	15,034
Charlton Hornfair	4.7%	583	12,309
Woolwich Common	4.7%	601	12,688
Thamesmead Moorings	4.8%	592	12,452
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	4.8%	753	15,535
Abbey Wood	4.9%	872	17,688
Plumstead & Glyndon	5.1%	1,125	21,972
Plumstead Common	5.1%	778	15,168
Kidbrooke Park	5.2%	529	10,089
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	5.4%	778	14,532
Charlton Village & Riverside	5.4%	566	10,516
Woolwich Dockyard	5.9%	684	11,688
Eltham Page	6.4%	622	9,752
Middle Park & Horn Park	6.4%	612	9,517

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People aged 65 or over

2.9% to 17.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 2.9% in Greenwich Peninsula to 17.3% in Eltham Town & Avery Hill — a gap of 14.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Greenwich Peninsula	2.9%	334	11,416
Greenwich Creekside	4.3%	474	10,999
West Thamesmead	4.7%	560	11,813
Woolwich Arsenal	5.3%	646	12,100
Thamesmead Moorings	7.2%	900	12,452
Woolwich Common	7.6%	966	12,689
East Greenwich	7.8%	1,125	14,482
Woolwich Dockyard	7.9%	925	11,688
Charlton Hornfair	9.6%	1,177	12,308
Plumstead & Glyndon	9.6%	2,117	21,971
Abbey Wood	9.8%	1,741	17,688
Greenwich Park	10%	1,055	10,557
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	10.3%	626	6,105
Shooters Hill	11.1%	1,322	11,892
Charlton Village & Riverside	11.7%	1,231	10,515
Eltham Page	12.1%	1,182	9,752
Kidbrooke Park	13.1%	1,322	10,088
Middle Park & Horn Park	13.3%	1,270	9,517
Plumstead Common	13.6%	2,067	15,168
Blackheath Westcombe	15.4%	2,312	15,035
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	16.3%	2,366	14,532
Eltham Park & Progress	16.9%	1,818	10,767
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	17.3%	2,691	15,534

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7% to 24.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7% in Greenwich Peninsula to 24.8% in Eltham Page — a gap of 17.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Greenwich Peninsula	7%	657	9,380
Greenwich Creekside	9.4%	872	9,252
Blackheath Westcombe	10%	1,235	12,296
Greenwich Park	10.2%	910	8,881
East Greenwich	10.3%	1,233	11,980
Woolwich Arsenal	11.2%	1,149	10,249
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	12.3%	610	4,968
Eltham Park & Progress	15.2%	1,301	8,558
Shooters Hill	15.5%	1,439	9,280
West Thamesmead	16%	1,466	9,180
Charlton Hornfair	16.4%	1,561	9,528
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	16.9%	2,134	12,606
Charlton Village & Riverside	18.2%	1,521	8,371
Kidbrooke Park	18.4%	1,491	8,114
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	19.2%	2,244	11,666
Thamesmead Moorings	19.4%	1,768	9,125
Plumstead Common	20%	2,404	12,002
Woolwich Common	20.1%	1,978	9,847
Abbey Wood	21.4%	2,867	13,375
Woolwich Dockyard	21.7%	1,954	8,988
Middle Park & Horn Park	23%	1,658	7,218
Plumstead & Glyndon	23%	3,976	17,255
Eltham Page	24.8%	1,888	7,620

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.6% to 67.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 32.6% in Eltham Page to 67.8% in Greenwich Peninsula — a gap of 35.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Eltham Page	32.6%	2,481	7,620
Middle Park & Horn Park	34%	2,456	7,218
Plumstead & Glyndon	35%	6,039	17,255
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	35.2%	4,102	11,666
Abbey Wood	36.7%	4,910	13,375
Plumstead Common	37.7%	4,523	12,002
Woolwich Dockyard	38.3%	3,440	8,988
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	38.8%	4,894	12,606
Woolwich Common	38.9%	3,827	9,847
Thamesmead Moorings	39.6%	3,617	9,125
Eltham Park & Progress	41%	3,513	8,558
West Thamesmead	41.1%	3,772	9,180
Kidbrooke Park	41.9%	3,403	8,114
Charlton Village & Riverside	42.6%	3,565	8,371
Shooters Hill	44%	4,087	9,280
Charlton Hornfair	47.7%	4,548	9,528
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	58.4%	2,901	4,968
Woolwich Arsenal	59.8%	6,133	10,249
Greenwich Creekside	60.6%	5,607	9,252
Greenwich Park	61.8%	5,489	8,881
East Greenwich	62.7%	7,515	11,980
Blackheath Westcombe	63%	7,744	12,296
Greenwich Peninsula	67.8%	6,355	9,380

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.7% to 28%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9.7% in Greenwich Peninsula to 28% in Middle Park & Horn Park — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Greenwich Peninsula	9.7%	489	5,031
Greenwich Creekside	13.4%	639	4,782
Greenwich Park	13.4%	620	4,621
Woolwich Arsenal	13.5%	770	5,716
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	13.7%	376	2,749
East Greenwich	14%	898	6,422
Blackheath Westcombe	14.2%	966	6,796
Eltham Park & Progress	15.5%	655	4,238
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	18.6%	1,173	6,293
Shooters Hill	19.5%	927	4,760
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	19.7%	1,124	5,694
Kidbrooke Park	20.6%	809	3,932
West Thamesmead	20.8%	823	3,954
Charlton Hornfair	20.9%	943	4,521
Plumstead Common	21.5%	1,257	5,860
Charlton Village & Riverside	23.7%	962	4,054
Thamesmead Moorings	23.8%	1,096	4,614
Woolwich Common	24.8%	1,153	4,647
Abbey Wood	24.9%	1,567	6,300
Woolwich Dockyard	26.6%	1,226	4,606
Eltham Page	26.8%	917	3,419
Plumstead & Glyndon	27.1%	2,056	7,598
Middle Park & Horn Park	28%	961	3,437

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

16.6% to 55.7%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 16.6% in Eltham Park & Progress to 55.7% in Woolwich Dockyard — a gap of 39.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 23 of 23 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Eltham Park & Progress	16.6%	704	4,242
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	20.4%	562	2,749
Blackheath Westcombe	20.7%	1,409	6,798
Greenwich Peninsula	20.8%	1,046	5,032
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	21%	1,322	6,294
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	24.6%	1,402	5,694
Woolwich Arsenal	25.2%	1,441	5,719
West Thamesmead	25.4%	1,006	3,958
Plumstead Common	25.5%	1,496	5,860
Kidbrooke Park	27.9%	1,097	3,934
Greenwich Park	28.1%	1,300	4,619
East Greenwich	28.8%	1,850	6,422
Shooters Hill	30.3%	1,443	4,760
Plumstead & Glyndon	33%	2,504	7,598
Greenwich Creekside	33.6%	1,609	4,784
Abbey Wood	34.9%	2,197	6,301
Charlton Hornfair	35.8%	1,618	4,523
Middle Park & Horn Park	40.6%	1,395	3,437
Charlton Village & Riverside	42.4%	1,717	4,054
Eltham Page	42.7%	1,460	3,421
Woolwich Common	43.8%	2,037	4,647
Thamesmead Moorings	46.5%	2,145	4,616
Woolwich Dockyard	55.7%	2,568	4,609

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23 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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