Is SE2 0JB a good place to live?

Bexley (SE2 0JB), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SE2 0JB has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (17 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SE2 0JB is a UK postcode in SE2 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Abbey Wood, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SE2 0JB include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in SE2 0JB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE2.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
4/5 — Good
Schools
72/100 — Good
Amenities
73/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SE2 0JB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in SE2 0JB.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (45%), Violent crime (36%), Vehicle crime (9%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SE2, this postcode ranks 249 of 472 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
11last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

SE2 district average
514 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
5 (45%)
Violent Crime
4 (36%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (9%)
Robbery
1 (9%)

Schools near SE2 0JB

94 schools near SE2 0JB, including 17 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 56 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

77
Primary
17
Secondary
17
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
14
56
4
1
2
Outstanding (14) Good (56) Requires Improvement (4) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools17 schools
3
11
3
Outstanding (3) Good (11) Requires Improvement (3)

Nearby amenities

SE2 0JB has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.4 miles away.

St. Nicholas Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

3
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Food
    SE20BS
    0.4 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SE29BW
    0.8 mi
  • Lidl
    SE29RQ
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • St. Nicholas Gardens
    SE181JT
    0.2 mi
  • Plumstead Gardens
    SE181EH
    0.2 mi
  • Abbey Wood Park
    SE29DD
    0.5 mi
  • Winns Common
    SE181PF
    0.6 mi
  • Rockliffe Gardens
    SE182AH
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Abbey Wood is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from SE2 0JB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Plumstead (0.9 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Abbey Wood
    SE29PZ
    0.7 mi
  • Plumstead
    SE187DY
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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