List of districts in the Royal Borough of Greenwich

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This list shows places located wholly or partly within the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London, United Kingdom.^[1] Places in italics are partly outside the borough. Places in bold have their own articles with that title; places not in bold are either redirects to other place articles that encompass them, or have no article at all.

The chart shows the electoral wards, the United Kingdom constituencies, and the postcodes the places are located within. For places only partly in the borough, the chart shows the wards, constituencies, and postcodes that only cover parts of other boroughs in italics.

The borough is predominantly in the SE postcode area, with some small sections in the BR and DA postcode areas. Postcode areas SE7 and SE18 are fully contained within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. While SE2, SE3, SE8, SE9, SE10, SE12, SE13, SE18, SE28, DA15, DA16 and BR5 are partly within the borough. The national dialing code 020 covers the entire borough.

The borough contains two constituencies, Eltham, and Greenwich and Woolwich in full, and shares a third, Erith and Thamesmead with the London Borough of Bexley. Since the 2010 General Election, all three are represented by Labour MPs.

District/Suburb	ward(s)	constituency	postcode area	coord	notes
Abbey Wood	Abbey Wood, Belvedere , Thamesmead East	Erith and Thamesmead	SE2	TQ465785	Partly in the London Borough of Bexley
Avery Hill	Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Blackfen & Lamorbey	Eltham, Old Bexley and Sidcup	SE9, DA15	TQ441741	Partly in the London Borough of Bexley
Blackheath	Blackheath Westcombe, Greenwich Park, Blackheath	Greenwich and Woolwich, Eltham, Lewisham East	SE3, SE12, SE13	TQ395765	Partly in the London Borough of Lewisham
Blackheath Park	Blackheath Westcombe, Greenwich Park, Blackheath	Greenwich and Woolwich, Eltham, Lewisham East	SE3, SE12	TQ401751	Partly in the London Borough of Lewisham , often considered part of Blackheath
Charlton	Charlton Hornfair, Charlton Village & Riverside	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE7	TQ415785
Charlton Riverside	Charlton Village & Riverside	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE7, SE18	TQ415792	Previously/also known as New Charlton
Coldharbour	Mottingham Coldharbour & New Eltham	Eltham	SE9	TQ427722	Also known as Coldharbour Estate
Crossness	Thamesmead Moorings, Thamesmead East, Belvedere ,	Erith and Thamesmead	SE28, SE2, DA18 , DA17	TQ479812	Mostly in the London Borough of Bexley , often considered part of Thamesmead, also known as Thamesmead North
Deptford	Greenwich Creekside, Greenwich Park, Deptford , Evelyn	Greenwich and Woolwich, Lewisham Deptford	SE8, SE14	TQ365775	Mostly in the London Borough of Lewisham
East Greenwich	East Greenwich, Greenwich Peninsula, Blackheath Westcombe	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE10, SE7	TQ398782	The name East Greenwich previously referred to what is now called Greenwich Peninsula
East Wickham	Abbey Wood, Plumstead Common, East Wickham , West Heath	Erith and Thamesmead, Old Bexley and Sidcup	SE18, DA16	TQ455765	Mostly in the London Borough of Bexley
Eltham	Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Eltham Park, Eltham Page, Middle Park & Horn Park, Mottingham Coldharbour & New Eltham,	Eltham	SE9, SE12	TQ425745
Falconwood	Falconwood & Welling, East Wickham , Blackfen & Lamorbey, Shooter's Hill, Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Eltham Park,	Eltham, Old Bexley and Sidcup	DA16 , SE9, DA15	TQ455755	Partly in the London Borough of Bexley
Glyndon	Plumstead & Glyndon, Woolwich Town	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE18	TQ444784	Usually considered part of Plumstead
Greenwich	Greenwich, Greenwich Creekside, Greenwich Peninsula East Greenwich, Greenwich Park, Blackheath Westcombe	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE10, SE3, SE8, SE13	TQ395775
Greenwich Millennium Village	Greenwich Peninsula	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE10	TQ398793	Usually considered part of Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula	Greenwich Peninsula, East Greenwich	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE10	TQ392796	Previously/also known as East Greenwich. Also known as North Greenwich
Horn Park	Middle Park & Horn Park	Eltham	SE12	TQ408739	Partly in the London Borough of Lewisham
Kidbrooke	Kidbrooke Village, Kidbrooke Park, Blackheath Westcombe, Eltham Page	Greenwich and Woolwich, Eltham	SE3, SE12, SE9	TQ413760
Lee	Lee Green , Middle Park & Horn Park, Blackheath Westcombe, Grove Park, Kidbrooke Village	Lewisham East , Eltham, Greenwich and Woolwich	SE12, SE3, SE13	TQ395745	Mostly in the London Borough of Lewisham , also known as Lee Green
Longlands	Longlands , Mottingham Coldharbour & New Eltham, Chislehurst	Eltham, Old Bexley and Sidcup , Bromley and Chislehurst	DA15, DA14, SE9, BR7	TQ449722	Mostly in the London Borough of Bexley , partly in the London Borough of Bromley
Maze Hill	Blackheath Westcombe, Greenwich Park, East Greenwich	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE3, SE10	TQ402780	Sometimes considered part of Greenwich
Middle Park	Middle Park & Horn Park	Eltham	SE9	TQ417738
Mottingham	Mottingham and Chislehurst North, Mottingham Coldharbour & New Eltham, Middle Park & Horn Park	Eltham, Bromley and Chislehurst	SE9, SE12	TQ415725	Partly in the London Borough of Bromley
New Charlton	Charlton Village & Riverside	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE7, SE18	TQ415792	Now/Also known as Charlton Riverside, sometimes considered part of Charlton
New Eltham	Mottingham Coldharbour & New Eltham, Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Longlands , Blackfen & Lamorbey	Eltham, Old Bexley and Sidcup	SE9, DA15	TQ441741	Partly in the London Borough of Bexley
North Greenwich	Greenwich Peninsula, East Greenwich	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE10	TQ392796	Previously/also known as East Greenwich. Also known as Greenwich Peninsula
Old Woolwich	Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Town	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE18	TQ436790	Often considered part of Woolwich
Plumstead	Plumstead & Glyndon, Plumstead Common, West Thamesmead	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE18, SE2,	TQ445785
Shooter's Hill	Shooter's Hill	Eltham	SE18, SE9, DA16	TQ441741	Also spelt Shooters Hill
South End	Eltham Town & Avery Hill	Eltham	SE9	TQ435738	Also spelt Southend, archaic place name, usually considered part of Eltham
Thamesmead	West Thamesmead, Thamesmead Moorings, Thamesmead East, Abbey Wood, Plumstead & Glyndon, Belvedere ,	Erith and Thamesmead	SE28, SE2, SE18, DA18 , DA17	TQ475805	Partly in the London Borough of Bexley
Thamesmead North	Thamesmead Moorings, Thamesmead East, Belvedere ,	Erith and Thamesmead	SE28, SE2, DA18 , DA17	TQ479812	mostly in the London Borough of Bexley , often considered part of Thamesmead, area sometime referred to as Crossness
Thamesmead West	West Thamesmead, Plumstead & Glyndon, Woolwich Town, Woolwich Arsenal	Erith and Thamesmead	SE18, SE28	TQ447793	often considered part of Thamesmead
Well Hall	Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Eltham Park, Eltham Page	Eltham	SE9	TQ425749	Sometimes considered part of Eltham
Westcombe Park	Blackheath Westcombe,	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE3	TQ402780	Sometimes considered part of Greenwich and/or Blackheath
West Heath	West Heath , Belvedere , Abbey Wood	Erith and Thamesmead	DA7, DA17 , SE2	TQ475775	Mostly in the London Borough of Bexley
Woolwich	Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Town, Thamesmead West, Plumstead & Glyndon	Greenwich and Woolwich	SE18, SE7, SE28	TQ435795

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