The ward sits on the south‑eastern edge of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, hugging the border with the London Borough of Bexley and centred on the district of Abbey Wood. Transport improvements, most notably the arrival of the Elizabeth line at Abbey Wood station, have given fast links to Canary Wharf and central London and helped prompt regeneration and new housing interest in what has traditionally been a suburban, largely working‑class area.
Its most striking local asset is the medieval ruins of Lesnes Abbey set in wooded parkland at Lesnes Abbey Woods, which give a surprising stretch of green and views over the Thames estuary. The ward contains a mix of private streets and council estates, is culturally diverse, and sits close to Thamesmead, so it combines strong community ties with ongoing economic and development pressures typical of outer London suburbs.
Postcode districts covering Abbey Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 16.8 miles
- Islington 10.3 miles
- City of Westminster 12 miles
- Bexley 2.3 miles
- Sutton 15.5 miles
- Croydon 12.1 miles
- Harrow 20.6 miles
- Basildon 15.9 miles
- Chelmsford 23.2 miles
- Maidstone 23.1 miles
- Gillingham 21.6 miles
- Harlow 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Plumstead & Glyndon Ward 0.9 miles
- West Thamesmead Ward 1 mile
- Plumstead Common Ward 1.1 miles
- West Heath Ward 1.1 miles
- Thamesmead Moorings Ward 1.1 miles
- Thamesmead East Ward 1.4 miles
- East Wickham Ward 1.5 miles
- Belvedere Ward 1.5 miles
- Woolwich Arsenal Ward 1.8 miles
- Woolwich Common Ward 2.1 miles
- Crook Log Ward 2.1 miles
- Shooters Hill Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Abbey Wood
SE2 9PL, SE2 9BB, SE2 0TF, SE2 9NX, SE2 0QS, SE2 0TE, SE2 9QH, SE2 9DF, SE2 9EX … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 2.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 24.5 miles
- Abbey Wood Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Plumstead Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 9.6 miles
Hotels near Abbey Wood Ad
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 3.1 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 4.8 miles
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 3.5 miles
- Aloft London Excel 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Excel 3 3.2 miles
- Moxy London Excel 4 3.3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Docklands 3 3.3 miles
- Crowne Plaza London - Docklands 4 4.2 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel London Excel 4 3.4 miles
Schools in Abbey Wood
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
- Boxgrove Primary School Primary
- De Lucy Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Academy Secondary
- St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park View Road Stadium 2 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 2.2 miles
- The Valley Stadium 3.2 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 3.3 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 3.7 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 4.3 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 4.6 miles
- The O2 Stadium 4.8 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 4.8 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 4.9 miles
- Queen's House Museum 5 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 5 miles