Abbey Wood Road, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London

Abbey Wood Road is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Abbey Wood Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Abbey Wood Road is located in the Abbey Wood ward of the Greenwich district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.489462, 0.114809
Grid Ref TQ469788
Suburb Abbey Wood
Constituency Erith and Thamesmead
Postcodes SE2 9ED, SE2 9NN, SE2 9NW

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Abbey Wood Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Abbey Wood Road, Greater London

There were 3 street crime incidents in Abbey Wood Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Abbey Wood Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Abbey Wood Road and compared that to the average for the Abbey Wood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Abbey Wood Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Abbey Wood ward

Social economic statistics for Abbey Wood Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Abbey Wood Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Abbey Wood Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Abbey Wood Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Abbey Wood Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Abbey Wood Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Abbey Wood Road are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Abbey Wood Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Abbey Wood Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Abbey Wood Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Abbey Wood Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Abbey Wood Road.

Unemployment in Abbey Wood Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.91% of Abbey Wood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Abbey Wood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Abbey Wood Road. The proportion of retirees on Abbey Wood Road is 6.24% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.36% of Abbey Wood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Abbey Wood Road

The proportion of home owners on Abbey Wood Road is 14.94% lower than the national average of 62%. 30.88% of properties in Abbey Wood Road are private rented and 21.32% are social rented.
47.06% of residents of Abbey Wood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Abbey Wood Road residents

The proportion if Abbey Wood Road residents born in the UK is 27.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 45.33% of Abbey Wood Road residents were born outside the UK.
54.67% of Abbey Wood Road residents were born in the UK

Abbey Wood Road Summary

Abbey Wood Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Abbey Wood Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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