← SE18 area guide Side by side

SE18 or SE2?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
SE18
Greenwich
SE2
Greenwich
Median home sale nearby £387,000
from 63 sales
£420,000
from 100 sales
Average sold price £234,653 £134,498
Area price growth (YoY) -0.5% (Greenwich) -0.5% (Greenwich)
Dwelling type Ground-floor flat End-terrace house
Floor area 60 m² 161 m²
Built 1900–1929 2003–2006
Energy rating D C
Heating cost (EPC est.) £777/yr £1309/yr
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 3 (high probability)
Crime nearby 898 recorded 424 recorded
Deprivation decile 3 of 10 3 of 10

Common questions

Is SE18 or SE2 cheaper?

SE18 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around SE18 sell for about £387,000 and around SE2 for about £420,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, SE18 or SE2?

SE2 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (898 in SE18 against 424 in SE2, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is SE18 or SE2 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, SE18 sits in decile 3 of 10 and SE2 in decile 3, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in SE18 or SE2?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.