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Charlton Hornfair
Greenwich, London
PocketsCharlton Slopes (west · Rectory Field · Charlton Road)Hornfair Park (Canberra Road · London Marathon Playing Fields)Charlton Village
Charlton Hornfair wraps around the hillside above the Thames between Woolwich and Greenwich proper, centred on Charlton village. The whole ward sits inside a conservation area, and its anchor is the Grade I Charlton House, built 1607-12 for Sir Adam Newton — tutor to Henry, Prince of Wales — and regarded as the most complete surviving Jacobean mansion in Greater London. Charlton Park provides nearly twelve hectares of green space, with total ward green around thirty-one hectares. Schools are solid with fifteen outstanding nearby, and non-food venue provision reads exceptionally high at 479. Transport is moderate via Charlton station on the south-eastern lines. The drawbacks are narrower than the area's pitch suggests: new housing delivery is weak, culture scores low despite the heritage stock, and safety is only middling.
- Strongest65Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong61Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out3Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 7 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Charlton Park (11.8 hectares)
- 498 open venues (17 food and drink, 481 other)
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Charlton House, Grade I listed, was built 1607-12 for Sir Adam Newton and is the only complete surviving Jacobean mansion in Greater London.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
49Better than 50% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability60
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)49
- Activity (turnover)48
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Charlton Hornfair: 89 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
54Better than 61% of London
- Personal safety45
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour56
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Connectivity
44Better than 49% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
51Better than 54% of London
- Air quality42
- Quietness68
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Cultural Signal
19Better than 36% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation21
- Independent scene64
- Vitality (openings, diversity)25
498 open venues nearby — 17 food & drink, 481 other.
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Education
61Better than 84% of London
- Primary schools60
- Secondary schools64
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For Charlton Hornfair: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
58Better than 78% of London
7 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Charlton HouseGrade I
- Gateway at Axis to West of Charlton HouseGrade I
- Stable Buildings to South West of Charlton HouseGrade I
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
65Better than 56% of London
- Green spaces86
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Charlton Park (12 ha). ~31 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3Better than 48% of London
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- Is Charlton Hornfair safe?
- Charlton Hornfair scores 54 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Charlton Hornfair a good place to live?
- Charlton Hornfair scores 45 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (65) and education (61); its weakest is area development (3). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Charlton Hornfair?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Charlton Hornfair 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 44 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Charlton Hornfair expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Charlton Hornfair is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 12/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Charlton Hornfair?
- Charlton Hornfair scores 61 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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