Greenwich Park is the ward centred on the large royal green in the heart of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, rising to a prominent hill that gives sweeping views across the River Thames to Canary Wharf. The ward embraces the historic landscape of the park - home to the Royal Observatory and the Prime Meridian - and sits amid cobbled streets, Georgian terraces and pockets of later social housing, reflecting a long and layered history from royal hunting ground to scientific landmark.
The area is a tourist and cultural hub, with visitors spilling down to the Cutty Sark, the Old Royal Naval College and Greenwich Market, while local life is animated by parks, community groups and independent shops. Economically it mixes hospitality and retail reliant on heritage tourism with a substantial commuter population, making issues such as conservation, housing affordability and managing visitor pressure key local concerns.
Postcode districts covering Greenwich Park
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12.4 miles20 km
- Islington 6.6 miles10.6 km
- City of Westminster 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bexley 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Sutton 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Croydon 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Harrow 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Basildon 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Watford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Harlow 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Grays 14.7 miles23.7 km
- St. Albans 23.4 miles37.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Greenwich Creekside Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Blackheath Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Lewisham Central Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Blackheath Westcombe Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Island Gardens Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- East Greenwich Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Deptford Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Brockley Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ladywell Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Evelyn Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lewisham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Greenwich Peninsula Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
Example postcodes in Greenwich Park
SE10 8QW, SE10 8DJ, SE10 8NY, SE10 9GG, SE10 8EF, SE10 8QE, SE10 8SG, SE10 8GX, SE10 8UQ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 3.4 miles5.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Greenwich Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Maze Hill Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels in Greenwich Park Ad
- The Mitre by Innkeeper's Collection 4
- Doubletree by Hilton London - Greenwich 4
- Ibis London Greenwich 3
- Travelodge London Greenwich
- Novotel London Greenwich 4
- Zedwell Greenwich 3
Schools in Greenwich Park
- Morden Mount Primary School Primary
- St Ursula's Convent School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 0.3 miles0.5 km
- National Maritime Museum Museum 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Queen's House Museum 0.4 miles0.6 km
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Cutty Sark Museum 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 0.5 miles0.9 km
- The O2 Stadium 1.9 miles3 km
- The Valley Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- The Den Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 2.8 miles4.5 km
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 3.5 miles5.7 km