Is SE2 9UE a good place to live?
Bexley (SE2 9UE), London, England
View SE2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE2 9UE has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 93 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE2 9UE is a UK postcode in SE2 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Abbey Wood, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE2 9UE include 3 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 27 incidents were reported in SE2 9UE. It ranks 411 of 472 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 65/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE2 9UE is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 27 incidents were reported in SE2 9UE.
The most common categories are Violent crime (26%), Vehicle crime (22%), Criminal damage arson (15%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE2, this postcode ranks 411 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 9UE
93 schools near SE2 9UE, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 57 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 6 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE2 9UE 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, 0.3 miles away.
Lesnes Abbey Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Lesnes Abbey Park0.4 mi
- Lesnes Abbey Wood Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Southmere Park0.5 mi
- Birchmere Park0.7 mi
- Crossway Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Abbey Wood is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE2 9UE - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Eddie's Rest (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Abbey Wood0.4 mi
- Eddie's Rest0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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