Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore New Eltham, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Eltham map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | New Eltham |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Greenwich |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.438174 |
| Longitude | 0.062912 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
New Eltham, a verdant corner of South East London, breathes a quiet suburban air. It lies 8.9 km west-north-west of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 301°T, OS grid TQ 434 730), and is situated west-north-west of Ruxley village. The gentle incline of its landscape, soft underfoot after a spring shower, hints at its origins, a place that grew outwards from earlier settlements. A sense of ordered calm pervades its streets, where the late afternoon sun often casts long, thoughtful shadows across well-tended gardens. Though not a market town in the traditional sense, the local shops and cafés hum with a low, constant energy, a steady pulse of daily life. The presence of several well-regarded schools suggests a community that values growth and learning, a forward-looking aspect to its settled character. Here, the sky feels an accessible blue, a familiar canopy over the rhythm of everyday existence.
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Explore New Eltham, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.438174, 0.062912. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |