Is SE9 2BU a good place to live?
Bromley (SE9 2BU), London, England
View SE9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE9 2BU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (11 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE9 2BU is a UK postcode in SE9 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is New Eltham, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE9 2BU include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in SE9 2BU. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE9.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE9 2BU is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in SE9 2BU.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (67%), Vehicle crime (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE9, this postcode ranks 191 of 1242 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE9 district average
- 260 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE9 2BU
92 schools near SE9 2BU, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 58 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 13 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE9 2BU is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.3 miles away.
Avery Hill Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.3 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Avery Hill Park0.4 mi
- Parish Wood0.7 mi
- Fairy Hill Park0.8 mi
- Old Farm Park0.8 mi
- Altash Gardens0.9 mi
Transportation
New Eltham is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE9 2BU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- New Eltham0.3 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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