Greenwich housing statistics 2026
House prices, rents, home types and planning rules in Greenwich, with every figure from an official source.
Greenwich was built in waves, from a wartime garden suburb and interwar council estates in Eltham to the riverside redevelopment of recent years. 27.5% of its homes were built in 2000 or later, 51.5% of households live in a flat, and the average home costs £462,868, 2.2% less than a year earlier.
Every figure comes from an official source and is dated, so you can see exactly what you are working with before you plan a home renovation in Greenwich. The sources are numbered in brackets and listed in full at the end of the page.
When Greenwich's homes were built
Some of Greenwich's best-known housing went up at speed. Work on the Progress Estate at Well Hall began on 8 February 1915 to house munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal, every home was finished by December, and the estate grew to 1,298 homes [1].
Council building followed between the wars. Woolwich Borough Council built the Page Estate in 1923 and the Middle Park Estate between 1931 and 1936, while two railway lines and the Shooters Hill by-pass brought a flood of private building to Eltham. Building on Horn Park began in 1936 and continued through the 1950s, and the large Coldharbour Estate followed after the land was bought in 1947 [2].
More recently the council has led the redevelopment of the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich [3]. The Valuation Office Agency figures show the result. Of Greenwich's 127,000 homes, 27.5% were built in 2000 or later, against 18.5% across London, the largest share of any period [4]. The older stock is spread evenly, with 15.1% from before 1900 and 17.0% from between the wars. In the interwar houses of Eltham, a loft conversion is one way to gain a bedroom without moving.
How Greenwich households live
The 2021 Census found 51.5% of Greenwich households living in a flat, close to London's 54.0%. 43.1% live in a purpose-built block, above London's 40.3%, but only 6.0% in a flat inside a converted house, against 11.1% [5].
Terraced houses are the most common kind of house, home to 26.7% of households against 21.3% for London [5]. In a terrace, a kitchen renovation is usually about getting more from a narrow footprint.
Who owns Greenwich's homes
41.1% of Greenwich households own their home, 16.2% outright and 24.9% with a mortgage, against 45.2% across London [6].
Social renting is the largest single tenure, at 31.0% of households against 23.1% for London, and a further 25.5% rent privately [6]. Shared ownership is also above average, at 2.2% of households against 1.5% for London.
What a Greenwich home costs
The average Greenwich home cost £462,868 in August 2026, 2.2% less than a year earlier [7]. That is about 17% below the London average of £554,430, which fell by the same 2.2%, and about 58% above the England average of £293,525 [8].
Greenwich has been below the London average every August for twenty years. In August 2006 the average home here cost £223,803, against London's £274,815. The biggest jump came between 2013 and 2014, when the average rose from £268,874 to £331,352, and prices peaked at £494,314 in August 2022 [8].
Flats, terraces and the gap between them
A flat or maisonette in Greenwich averaged £350,603 in August 2026 and a terraced house £548,446, a gap of £197,843. Semi-detached homes averaged £714,411 and detached homes £1,011,676, although only 4.1% of households live in a detached house [7] [5].
Flats fell 3.9% on a year earlier, while terraces slipped only 0.4% [7]. Both cost less than the London averages of £427,310 and £648,650 [8].
That gap is what most Greenwich owners weigh up before they move. For a family already in a terrace, a house extension adds room without paying for the next rung of the ladder.
What it costs to rent in Greenwich
The average private rent in Greenwich was £1,998 a month in September 2026, up 6.0% on a year earlier, against a London rise of 3.5% [7]. A one-bedroom home averaged £1,564 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £3,006.
With rents rising that quickly and 25.5% of households renting privately, a dated bathroom is often the first thing a bathroom renovation puts right between tenancies.
Council Tax bands in Greenwich
Council Tax bands are based on what a home would have sold for on the open market on 1 April 1991 [9]. In Greenwich, Band C is the largest, with 36.5% of homes against 27.1% for London, and Bands A to C together hold 62.7% of homes [4].
26.2% of Greenwich homes are in Bands A and B, against 16.7% for London, and only 2.1% are in Bands G and H, against 7.6% [4].
The rules on your street
Greenwich has 23 conservation areas, from Greenwich Park and Blackheath to the Progress Estate and the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich [10].
The council says that in a conservation area you need planning permission for some minor household extensions that would otherwise be exempt, and for the total or near-total demolition of a building larger than 115 cubic metres [11]. Six areas, Ashburnham Triangle, East Greenwich, Progress Estate, Rectory Field, Shrewsbury Park Estate and West Greenwich, also have Article 4 directions [10], which can remove rights such as replacing windows, doors and roofing materials [11]. Digging down is one of the jobs where those rules matter most, so a basement conversion starts with a check of the address.
Under national rules, councils have 8 weeks to decide most planning applications and 13 weeks for major development [12]. It is worth checking whether your street is in a conservation area before anyone starts drawing, then asking up to three vetted builders to quote for your home renovation in Greenwich against the same plans.
Greenwich housing statistics at a glance
- Average house price, August 2026: £462,868 (London £554,430) [7] [8]
- Change on a year earlier: -2.2% (London -2.2%) [7] [8]
- Average flat or maisonette: £350,603 (London £427,310) [7] [8]
- Average terraced house: £548,446 (London £648,650) [7] [8]
- Average private rent, September 2026: £1,998 a month (London £2,338) [7]
- Homes built since 2000: 27.5% (London 18.5%) [4]
- Households living in a flat: 51.5% (London 54.0%) [5]
- Households who own their home: 41.1% (London 45.2%) [6]
- Households in social rented homes: 31.0% (London 23.1%) [6]
- Conservation areas: 23, with Article 4 directions in 6 [10]
Frequently asked questions
References
- Ideal Homes: a history of south-east London suburbs, Progress Estate. University of Greenwich. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Ideal Homes: a history of south-east London suburbs, History of Eltham. University of Greenwich. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Royal Borough of Greenwich, Overview of regeneration in Royal Greenwich. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026. Table CTSOP4.1, properties by build period and Council Tax band at 31 March 2026.
- ONS, Census 2021 table TS044: Accommodation type. Households by type of home, Greenwich and London.
- ONS, Census 2021 table TS054: Tenure. Households by tenure, Greenwich and London.
- ONS, Housing prices in Greenwich. UK House Price Index for August 2026 and Price Index of Private Rents for September 2026, published 21 October 2026.
- HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index. Average prices for Greenwich, London and England, August 2006 to August 2026.
- GOV.UK, How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Royal Borough of Greenwich, Conservation areas in Royal Greenwich. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Royal Borough of Greenwich, Planning controls in conservation areas. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- GOV.UK, Determining a planning application. Paragraph 001, time limits for deciding applications. Accessed 6 November 2026.
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