SE2 9BS

Thamesmead East · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
SE2
Postcode sector
SE2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE2 9FR 57 m
SE2 9AB 73 m
SE2 9XL 112 m
SE2 9XN 146 m
SE2 9AW 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE2 9BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE2
Postcode sector
SE2 9
Latitude
51.500254
Longitude
0.121791
British National Grid easting
547,370
British National Grid northing
180,058

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00176915
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 002F · E01000470
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 002 · E02000066

Postcode source versions

Explore SE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
88
Secondary
15
  1. Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    334 m
  2. Willow Bank Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    403 m
  3. Windrush Thamesmead Primary School

    Academy converter

    514 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,541
  • Anti social behaviour 543
  • Vehicle crime 473
  • Other theft 275
  • Shoplifting 275

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE2 9 residents
15,066

Age bands in SE2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.5%

3,560 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

1,999 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

4,370 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

3,775 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

1,459 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
62.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

43

within 5 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

    LAKESIDE HEALTH CENTRE, YARNTON WAY, LONDON, SE2 9LH

    ODS code G83018

    418 m

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

    9 GODSTOW ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9AT

    ODS code G83031

    488 m

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    1.0 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

    111 BASILDON ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0ER

    ODS code G83631

    1.7 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.2 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.3 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

    141 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1SE

    ODS code G83647

    2.5 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    2.5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.6 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.8 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.9 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

    GLYNDON MEDICAL CENTRE, 188 ANN STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7LU

    ODS code G83060

    3.3 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    3.3 km

  • AURORA MEDCARE

    THAMES VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, BASTABLE AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 0LG

    ODS code F82042

    3.3 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.3 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    3.4 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    76-78 UPPER WICKHAM LANE, WELLING, DA16 3HQ

    ODS code G83028

    3.9 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    4.0 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    4.0 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 43 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Southmere Lake

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Southmere Lake

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.2 miles
  • Thamesmead / Carlyle Road

    BCT · Thamesmead

    0.3 miles
  • Thamesmead / Carlyle Road

    BCT · Thamesmead

    0.3 miles
  • Yarnton Way / Harrow Manorway

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 002F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,590 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

128 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 15 secondary schools. Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd is the nearest published school at 334 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 357.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,541 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.