Is SE9 2JY a good place to live?
Bromley (SE9 2JY), London, England
View SE9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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 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.
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
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food0.7 mi
- Co-op Food0.9 mi
- Co-op Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Parish Wood0.3 mi
- Avery Hill Park0.4 mi
- The Green0.6 mi
- Hollyoak Wood Park0.6 mi
- Eltham Park South0.8 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.
- Falconwood0.7 mi
- New Eltham1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 96%, ultrafast 96%, 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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