Greenwich: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,009,528

Semi-detached

£712,724

Terraced

£545,565

Flat or maisonette

£351,675

First-time buyers

£408,984

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  210,865 in 1991 → 299,528 in 2024 (+42.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £214,261 in 2005 → £462,589 in 2026 (+115.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £481 in 2008 → £785 in 2025 (+63.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  67.4% in 2004 → 83.2% in 2023 (+23.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  4.2% in 2001 → 5.6% in 2025 (+33.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £13,497 in 1997 → £29,396 in 2024 (+117.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Greenwich; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.5 t per person (2024) · 13th lowest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£785 (April 2025) · 27th highest of 359
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.6% (2024) · 28th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work13.3% (2024) · 33rd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Claimant count · Economy & work5.6% (2025) · 331st lowest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.57 jobs per resident (2024) · 321st highest of 350
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing26.3% (2024/25) · 265th lowest of 292
• Housing affordability · Housing10.1× earnings (April 2025) · 266th lowest of 316

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.0 years · England 80.0 · 70th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.5 years · England 83.8 · 79th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.5 years · England 60.9 · 104th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)57.5 years · England 61.3 · 116th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)326.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 76th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.6% · England 10.4 · 41st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.2% · England 64.6 · 30th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.7% · England 68.3 · 22nd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.4 score · England 46.0 · 41st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.4% · England 5.8 · 29th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)17.2% · England 19.8 · 66th lowest of 153