Greenwich: local statistics
Greenwich is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 301,225 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Greenwich, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Life expectancy at birth in Greenwich is 82.9 years for women and 79.4 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.5 years for women and +0.6 for men. It is 29th of 32 in London, counting from the highest for women.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Greenwich at £462,589 for July 2026, down 1.4% on a year before. It ranks as 26th of 33 in London, counting from the highest; the average for London was £550,037. The July peak was £484,056 in 2022, and prices are 15% above July 2016. The average price is 10.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Greenwich. That ratio is the 24th highest ratio of 32 in London.
Greenwich had an estimated 301,225 residents in mid-2025, unchanged on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 9.8%, against +5.4% for London as a whole, 7th of 33 in London, counting from the fastest growth. The series peaked at 301,259 in mid-2024.
11,880 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Greenwich in March 2026, 13% more than in 2016. That is 39 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd lowest of the 33 council areas in London.
Average Band D council tax in Greenwich is £2,107.86 for 2026-27, up £96.05 on 2025-26. It is 22nd of 33 in London, counting from the highest. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,296.18, so it has risen 63%.
In August 2026, 12,200 people in Greenwich were on the claimant count, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 (London: 5.5%). A year earlier the rate was 5.6%. The five-year high was 6.9% (August 2021); the low was 4.5% (February 2023).
Police recorded 27,035 crimes in Greenwich in the year to March 2026, 89.8 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (15th highest rate). The rate was 91.2 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 99.6, in the year to March 2020. Fraud is not included.
Full-time employees living in Greenwich earned a median £902.80 a week in April 2025 (£45,274 a year). It is mid-table in London, 16th of 32, and 0.0% more than across London. For full-time jobs located in Greenwich the median is £785.80 a week (−£117.00 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £597.30, so it has risen 51% before inflation.
An estimated 75.1% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Greenwich were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.7 points), against 74.8% across London. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 68.8% to 81.0%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 274,230 |
| 2016 | 278,768 |
| 2017 | 282,376 |
| 2018 | 285,773 |
| 2019 | 288,205 |
| 2020 | 288,384 |
| 2021 | 289,537 |
| 2022 | 293,348 |
| 2023 | 297,945 |
| 2024 | 301,259 |
| 2025 | 301,225 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £400,792 |
| July 2017 | £427,068 |
| July 2018 | £411,124 |
| July 2019 | £419,577 |
| July 2020 | £410,206 |
| July 2021 | £436,008 |
| July 2022 | £484,056 |
| July 2023 | £454,925 |
| July 2024 | £479,011 |
| July 2025 | £469,206 |
| July 2026 | £462,589 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £597.30 a week |
| 2016 | £597.60 a week |
| 2017 | £638.90 a week |
| 2018 | £659.90 a week |
| 2019 | £679.60 a week |
| 2020 | £684.00 a week |
| 2021 | £739.50 a week |
| 2022 | £746.70 a week |
| 2023 | £797.10 a week |
| 2024 | £855.50 a week |
| 2025 | £902.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,296.18 |
| 2017-18 | £1,351.10 |
| 2018-19 | £1,429.46 |
| 2019-20 | £1,489.68 |
| 2020-21 | £1,547.89 |
| 2021-22 | £1,640.14 |
| 2022-23 | £1,710.25 |
| 2023-24 | £1,814.40 |
| 2024-25 | £1,920.53 |
| 2025-26 | £2,011.81 |
| 2026-27 | £2,107.86 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 80.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 86.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 87.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 93.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 99.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 86.4 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 95.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 97.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 97.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 91.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 89.8 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 72.8% |
| 2016/17 | 73.0% |
| 2017/18 | 72.9% |
| 2018/19 | 73.6% |
| 2019/20 | 75.8% |
| 2020/21 | 75.4% |
| 2021/22 | 72.6% |
| 2022/23 | 77.0% |
| 2023/24 | 81.0% |
| 2024/25 | 68.8% |
| 2025/26 | 75.1% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 10,525 |
| 2017 | 11,435 |
| 2018 | 11,265 |
| 2019 | 11,610 |
| 2020 | 11,865 |
| 2021 | 11,780 |
| 2022 | 11,505 |
| 2023 | 11,255 |
| 2024 | 11,305 |
| 2025 | 11,410 |
| 2026 | 11,880 |
Questions about Greenwich
What is life expectancy in Greenwich?
82.9 years for women and 79.4 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average house price in Greenwich?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £462,589.
What is the population of Greenwich?
301,225 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How much is Band D council tax in Greenwich?
£2,107.86 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Greenwich?
The ONS claimant count was 12,200 in August 2026, 5.8% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the crime rate in Greenwich?
Home Office figures show 27,035 offences in the year to March 2026, or 89.8 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in Greenwich?
£902.80 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over Greenwich
Every body that makes decisions for Greenwich, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Greenwich council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Greenwich in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Eltham and Chislehurst: Clive Efford (Labour) MP
- Erith and Thamesmead: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) MP
- Greenwich and Woolwich: Matthew Pennycook (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price · UK population
- Other council areas in London: Havering · Hounslow · Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark · Waltham Forest
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