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SE2 9BW

Abbey Wood · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Abbey Wood
Local authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead
Postcode district
SE2
Postcode sector
SE2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE2 9DR 65 m
SE2 9FP 75 m
SE2 9FQ 75 m
SE2 9SG 85 m
SE2 9SA 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE2 9BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE2
Postcode sector
SE2 9
Latitude
51.492860
Longitude
0.120425
British National Grid easting
547,299
British National Grid northing
179,233

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Electoral ward
Abbey Wood · E05014072
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00007837
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 003D · E01001578
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 003 · E02000315

Postcode source versions

Explore SE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
121
Primary
80
Secondary
16

  1. Boxgrove Primary School

    Academy converter

    234 m

  2. Horizons Academy Bexley

    Academy alternative provision converter

    316 m

  3. Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    495 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,495
  • Anti social behaviour 553
  • Vehicle crime 510
  • Drugs 283
  • Other theft 264

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

33

within 5 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    431 m

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    532 m

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    1.1 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    1.6 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    1.9 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    2.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.0 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.1 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.2 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.4 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.6 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.8 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    2.9 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    3.1 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    3.3 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    3.6 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    3.6 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    3.6 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 33 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

  • Overton Road

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.0 miles

  • Overton Road

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles

  • Sedgemere Road

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Wood Station

    BCT · Abbey Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Wood Station

    RSE · Abbey Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 003D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,085 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

121 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 16 secondary schools. Boxgrove Primary School is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 347.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,495 events.

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