SE2 9WB

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 9UZ 0 m
SE2 9UT 49 m
SE2 9UY 53 m
SE2 9XA 63 m
SE2 9UN 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE2 9WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2003
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE2
Postcode sector
SE2 9
Latitude
51.499298
Longitude
0.126415
British National Grid easting
547,694
British National Grid northing
179,961

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
124
Primary
85
Secondary
14
  1. Willow Bank Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    229 m
  2. Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    408 m
  3. Horizons Academy Bexley

    Academy alternative provision converter

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,889
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,431
  • Anti social behaviour 508
  • Vehicle crime 455
  • Drugs 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 227

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.

GP practices

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    413 m

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    704 m

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    1.4 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    1.8 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    2.2 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.5 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.7 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.7 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.8 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    3.1 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.1 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    3.5 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    3.5 km

  • AURORA MEDCARE

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

    ODS code F82042

    3.5 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    3.7 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    3.7 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    3.9 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    4.0 km

  • BEAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAM PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HALEWOOD WAY, RAINHAM, RM13 8QZ

    ODS code Y08371

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Southmere Lake

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.2 miles
  • Hartslock Drive

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.2 miles
  • Limestone Walk

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.2 miles
  • Yarnton Way / Harrow Manorway

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.2 miles
  • Southmere Lake

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

124 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 14 secondary schools. Willow Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,889 published events cover 12 months, averaging 324.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,431 events.

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