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SE28 0LA

West Thamesmead · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Thamesmead
Local authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead
Postcode district
SE28
Postcode sector
SE28 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE28 0JN 52 m
SE28 0JW 74 m
SE28 0JU 80 m
SE28 0LB 90 m
SE28 0LP 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE28 0LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE28
Postcode sector
SE28 0
Latitude
51.500608
Longitude
0.094114
British National Grid easting
545,448
British National Grid northing
180,042

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Electoral ward
West Thamesmead · E05014091
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00176558
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 002G · E01033741
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 002 · E02000314

Postcode source versions

Explore SE28

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
151
Primary
97
Secondary
20

  1. Discovery Primary School

    Community school

    52 m

  2. Woolwich Polytechnic School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,158
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,497
  • Anti social behaviour 559
  • Vehicle crime 364
  • Other theft 297
  • Criminal damage and arson 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

21 female, 19 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.9
SE28 0 residents
12,276

Age bands in SE28 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

2,562 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.7%

1,754 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.7%

4,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,850 residents

Age 65 and over
4.3%

518 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE28 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

48

within 5 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    356 m

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    1.2 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    1.4 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    1.5 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    1.6 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    1.6 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    1.6 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    1.6 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    1.7 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    1.8 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    2.0 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.1 km

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 EAST HAM MANOR WAY, BECKTON, LONDON, E6 5NA

    ODS code F84717

    2.4 km

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    25-27 JOHN WILSON STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6PZ

    ODS code G83067

    2.4 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    2.6 km

  • TRIVENI PMS

    ESCREET SURGERY, ESCREET GROVE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5TE

    ODS code G83026

    2.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

    KENNARD STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 76 ALBERT ROAD, LONDON, E16 2DY

    ODS code Y02928

    2.8 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

    13A RIPON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3PS

    ODS code G83030

    3.1 km

  • TOLLGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 TOLLGATE ROAD, LONDON, E6 5JS

    ODS code F84093

    3.1 km

  • AURORA MEDCARE

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

    ODS code F82042

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 48 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

  • Kentlea Road

    BCT · Thamesmead Central

    0.1 miles

  • New Acres Road

    BCT · Thamesmead Central

    0.1 miles

  • Barnham Drive

    BCT · Thamesmead Central

    0.1 miles

  • Barnham Drive

    BCT · Thamesmead Central

    0.1 miles

  • Miles Drive

    BCT · Thamesmead West

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 002G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,460 of 33,755

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

151 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 20 secondary schools. Discovery Primary School is the nearest published school at 52 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,158 published events cover 12 months, averaging 346.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,497 events.

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