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Plumstead population
16,736people · latest estimate
Plumstead has a population of 16,736, making it the 99th largest place in Greater London.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Greenwich population trends, 2001–2025.
Plumstead in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Plumstead sits in postcode district SE18.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Greenwich, the billing authority covering Plumstead, is £2,108 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlesden | 17,162 |
| 2 | Brockley | 17,156 |
| 3 | South Ruislip | 16,800 |
| 4 | South Norwood | 16,518 |
| 5 | Harringay | 16,500 |
| 6 | Norbury | 16,476 |