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Shooters Hill
Greenwich, London
PocketsShooters Hill (west · Shrewsbury Park · north-east · Jack Wood · Herbert Road)Woolwich CommonWoolwich South
Shooters Hill sits on one of the highest points in London, a wooded ridge that marks the old Roman Watling Street from Blackheath to Kent. The whole ward falls inside a conservation area, and the eight listed buildings include the Grade II* Severndroog Castle — a Gothic folly built in 1784 by Lady Anne James to commemorate her husband's 1755 action at Suvarnadurg — along with the Grade II Bull public house and the Grade II Prospect Cottage. Jack Wood, Castle Wood and Oxleas Wood push green coverage to 70 hectares, giving the ward a landscape that is more Kent escarpment than inner-London suburb. Sixteen outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment. The trade-offs are real: public-transport access is moderate, with no Tube and only moderately frequent buses along the A207; the food and retail scene is thin; and Eltham and Welling carry the weekday shopping that the ward itself does not support.
- Strongest70Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong61Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 8 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Jack Wood (19 hectares)
- 55 open venues (38 food and drink, 17 other)
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Severndroog Castle is a Gothic folly built in 1784 by Lady Anne James to commemorate her husband Sir William James's capture of Suvarnadurg in 1755.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
52Better than 58% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability60
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)40
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Shooters Hill: 67 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
59Better than 70% of London
- Personal safety50
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
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Connectivity
32Better than 19% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
61Better than 71% of London
- Air quality68
- Quietness50
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
55 open venues nearby — 38 food & drink, 17 other.
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For Shooters Hill: the mix behind 55 open venues—% independent
Education
49Better than 28% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools52
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Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Shooters Hill: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
50Better than 70% of London
8 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Severndroog Castle,castle Wood ParkGrade II*
- Prospect CottageGrade II
- The Bull Public HouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
70Better than 75% of London
- Green spaces93
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Jack Wood (19 ha). ~70 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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- Is Shooters Hill safe?
- Shooters Hill scores 59 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of 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 Shooters Hill a good place to live?
- Shooters Hill scores 43 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 (70) and air & quiet (61); its weakest is area development (1). 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 Shooters Hill?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Shooters Hill 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 32 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Shooters Hill expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Shooters Hill is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 17/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Shooters Hill?
- Shooters Hill scores 49 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 5 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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