About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Eltham town centre and Middle Park meet the relief road at this junction with Westhorne Avenue, a busy local link as much as a through-traffic point on the A2. It's one of the few A2 junctions in the borough genuinely shaped as much by local shopping habits as by through-traffic volume. Drivers new to the area often underestimate how much local knowledge helps on this stretch.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
A genuine mix of relief road through-flow and local Eltham traffic turning on or off Westhorne Avenue makes this junction busier and more variable than the open sections of the A2 further out. Saturday mornings bring a steady stream of local traffic turning for Eltham's shops, adding an extra layer on top of the relief road's usual flow. As with most junctions on this corridor, incidents nearby have an outsized effect on how this specific point behaves, and the Saturday shopping traffic turning across oncoming lanes here is a frequent cause of a car crash claim for anyone misjudging the gap.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Signal and speed cameras cover this junction closely given the volume of turning traffic. Particular attention goes to the pedestrian crossings serving Eltham's residential streets on either side of the A2 at this specific point. These measures reflect how consistently this junction is used, both by through-traffic and local residents.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
Westhorne Avenue itself provides a useful north-south alternative for local Eltham journeys that don't need to use the A2 at all, bypassing this junction entirely. Anyone who only needs Middle Park itself, rather than the wider A2, generally finds Westhorne Avenue quicker than waiting through several signal cycles here. It's worth having a second option in mind before you set off, rather than deciding only once you hit traffic.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
This junction is busiest when Eltham town centre traffic overlaps with the A2 commuter peak — if you only need local Eltham access, Westhorne Avenue often gets you there faster than fighting through this junction.
ULEZ & Emissions
Greenwich sits inside the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has run 24/7 since August 2023. Non-compliant petrol cars pre-2006 and diesels pre-2015 pay £12.50 a day on top of any Congestion Charge liability. Check a specific plate at tfl.gov.uk/ulez before travelling into the borough.
Parking near A2 Westhorne Avenue, East London
Westhorne Avenue and the surrounding Eltham streets sit under a Royal Borough of Greenwich CPZ, typically Monday to Saturday daytime hours, with residential bays common given the largely suburban character here. Middle Park's residential streets nearby generally have less commercial pressure on parking than central Eltham, making it a reasonable fallback if the High Street area is full. Single yellow lines permit loading outside CPZ hours only. School run times bring a noticeable but temporary squeeze on parking near local schools. If you're heading for Eltham town centre's shops, the Eltham Centre car park remains a more reliable bet than street parking. Full details and PCN appeals: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking.
If on-street parking is hard to find, apps like JustPark and YourParkingSpace let you pre-book a private driveway or car park nearby — typically from around £2–£6 per hour or £10–£25 per day depending on how central the location is.
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