Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Eltham Town & Avery Hill at a glance
- House prices
- £443,450
- Higher prices81st percentile
- Schools
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 83rd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 114.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak18th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land14th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Eltham Town & Avery Hill a good place to live?
Eltham Town & Avery Hill may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Greenwich below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 114.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 18th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Eltham Town & Avery Hill
House prices
- Median sale price
- £443,450
- Percentile
- 81st percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 116 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Schools
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Flood risk
0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.1% of the area. That is the 14th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Transport
83rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Eltham Town & Avery Hill a good place to live?
Eltham Town & Avery Hill may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Eltham Town & Avery Hill safe?
Eltham Town & Avery Hill ranks in the 18th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Eltham Town & Avery Hill?
The median sale price was £443,450 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 81st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Eltham Town & Avery Hill?
Schools rank in the 85th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Eltham Town & Avery Hill?
Nearby public profiles include Blackheath Westcombe in Greenwich and Charlton Village & Riverside in Greenwich.
