Is SE2 9RG a good place to live?
Bexley (SE2 9RG), London, England
View SE2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE2 9RG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE2 9RG is a UK postcode in SE2 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Abbey Wood, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE2 9RG include 3 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in SE2 9RG. It ranks in the top half for safety within SE2.
Overall score
Good 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 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 65/100 — Good
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SE2 9RG is rated 4/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in SE2 9RG.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Burglary (20%), Vehicle crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE2, this postcode ranks 158 of 472 for safety.
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
Schools near SE2 9RG
94 schools near SE2 9RG, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 54 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 8 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE2 9RG has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets and 5 parks or green spaces.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.1 miles away.
Lesnes Abbey Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Lesnes Abbey Park0.4 mi
- Abbey Wood Park0.5 mi
- Lesnes Abbey Wood Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Birchmere Park0.6 mi
- Southmere Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Abbey Wood is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE2 9RG - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Abbey Wood0.1 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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