Buying a home in SE18, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£471kmost £429k–£548k
Houses per m²£5,427flats £6,327
Sold last year2892,150 in five years
Prices in Greenwich-1.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE18 sold for £470,885 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £429,150 and £547,839, for about 91 m² of space. That is 44% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

289 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £243k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE18 7 (£5,086) and the most in SE18 6 (£6,313).

Across Greenwich, prices are down 1.4% on a year ago and up 6.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,242 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,147 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £94,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in SE18 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£254,347£228k–£330k49 m²8
2£401,590£371k–£433k72 m²410
3£470,885£429k–£548k91 m²584
4£562,692£471k–£648k112 m²137
5+£670,167£551k–£745k140 m²52

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£254k£402k£471k£563k£670k
Detached—£409k£597k£765k—
Semi-detached—£432k£492k£511k£683k
Terraced£254k£399k£465k£541k£630k
Flats£243k£317k£362k£360k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SE18

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE18 1£5,239£4,576
SE18 2£5,448£4,384
SE18 3£5,798£4,548
SE18 4£5,548£5,097
SE18 5£5,237£4,984
SE18 6£6,313£7,181
SE18 7£5,086£4,246

Schools near SE18

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School88% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%21 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Greenwich Free School86% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%34 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SE18

Is SE18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 44% less than across London; prices in Greenwich are down 1.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (86% against 43.8%); 289 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SE18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE18 sold for £470,885 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £429,150 and £547,839.

Is SE18 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE18 costs 44% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE18 each year?

289 homes sold in the last year and 2,150 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SE18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE18?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE28 (£410k, 3 km), DA18 (£277k, 5 km), DA17 (£417k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.