Is SE9 2JY a good place to live?

Bromley (SE9 2JY), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SE9 2JY has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (16 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SE9 2JY is a UK postcode in SE9 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Falconwood, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SE9 2JY include 3 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 96% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 12 incidents were reported in SE9 2JY. It ranks in the lower half 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
4/5 — Good
Schools
73/100 — Good
Amenities
65/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SE9 2JY is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 12 incidents were reported in SE9 2JY.

The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), Other theft (8%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SE9, this postcode ranks 894 of 1242 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
12last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
4 (33%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
4 (33%)
Other Theft
1 (8%)
Other Crime
1 (8%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (8%)
Public Order
1 (8%)

Schools near SE9 2JY

92 schools near SE9 2JY, including 16 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 75 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 59 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 9 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

75
Primary
17
Secondary
16
Outstanding
Primary schools75 schools
12
59
2
2
Outstanding (12) Good (59) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools17 schools
4
9
4
Outstanding (4) Good (9) Requires Improvement (4)

Nearby amenities

SE9 2JY 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 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is The Co-operative Food, 0.7 miles away.

Parish Wood is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
3
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food
    DA162PQ
    0.7 mi
  • Co-op Food
    DA159PS
    0.9 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SE92AA
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Parish Wood
    DA158UA
    0.3 mi
  • Avery Hill Park
    SE92PQ
    0.4 mi
  • The Green
    DA162PL
    0.6 mi
  • Hollyoak Wood Park
    DA158NF
    0.6 mi
  • Eltham Park South
    SE91EA
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Falconwood is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from SE9 2JY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include New Eltham (1.0 mi).

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

2
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Falconwood
    SE92RE
    0.7 mi
  • New Eltham
    SE92AB
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 96%, ultrafast 96%, superfast 100%.

96%
Full fibre
96%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
96%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
96%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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