Greenwich

Overview of borough

Resident population: 222,900

Working age population: 145,300

Key town centres: Eltham, Greenwich, and Woolwich

Skills & Labour Force

Qualifications:

36.6% of the workforce is educated to degree level (NVQ4+) compared with 38.6% in London

Colleges /Universities

University of Greenwich
Web: http://www.gre.ac.uk

Greenwich Community College
Web: http://www.gcc.ac.uk/

Trinity Laban
Web: http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk

Business Base

Economically active: 108,000

Number of VAT registered businesses: 5,000

Strong focus on the personal & business service activities, and the wholesale & retail trade.

Key companies include: Cory Environmental Municipal Services, Greenwich Leisure, Action for Employment, Alcatel-Lucent Telecom, CSB Logistics, AEG (Anshutz Entertainment Group) and The O2, O’Keefe Construction, TFW Printers, Jongerius International - manufacturer of slicing and food packaging machinery, G. English Electronics (GELEC) - Importer and Distributor of High Quality Far-Eastern Manufactured Components.

Model based unemployment rate: 9%

Transport

By train from Greenwich, London Bridge can be reached in 10 minutes, Charing Cross in 25-30 and Cannon Street in 32 minutes. Whilst Dartford is approx 30 minutes away.

The Jubilee Underground line from North Greenwich connects to Stratford, Canary Wharf, Waterloo and London Bridge.
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) serves Lewisham, Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich and Stratford.

Quality of Life

Some of the main attractions:

• The O2  – is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula. It houses an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars and restaurants.

• Greenwich market offers antiques and collectibles, arts and crafts, and on Fridays, a farmer's market.

• Eltham Palace National Maritime Museum & Old Royal Naval College

• Royal Observatory

Business Support

Greenwich Business Support Service
Peggy Middleton House, 50 Woolwich New Road, Woolwich SE18 6HQ
020 8858 8850
info@businessgreenwich.co.uk
www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/Business/

Support and Advice
London Borough of Greenwich
Town Hall
Wellington Street
Woolwich
London SE18 6PW
020 8854 8888
www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich

South-East London Chamber of Commerce
Unit 4, Harrington Way
Warspite Road
London
SE18 5NR
Tel: 020 8317 3365
Fax: 020 8854 8273
office@selondonchamber.org
www.selondonchamber.org