SE28 8HW

Thamesmead East · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
SE28
Postcode sector
SE28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE28 8HG 35 m
SE28 8HA 56 m
SE28 8HD 60 m
SE28 8HF 85 m
SE28 8HE 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE28 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE28
Postcode sector
SE28 8
Latitude
51.505989
Longitude
0.123931
British National Grid easting
547,500
British National Grid northing
180,700

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
E00002279
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 001D · E01000469
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 001 · E02000065

Postcode source versions

Explore SE28

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
86
Secondary
14
  1. Jubilee Primary School

    Academy converter

    182 m
  2. Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    441 m
  3. Castilion Primary School

    Academy converter

    512 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,064
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,109
  • Anti social behaviour 388
  • Vehicle crime 335
  • Other theft 200
  • Drugs 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE28 8 residents
18,248

Age bands in SE28 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.9%

4,653 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

2,370 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

5,085 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

5,175 residents

Age 65 and over
7.4%

1,389 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

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    1.0 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    1.1 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    1.1 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    2.3 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.5 km

  • AURORA MEDCARE

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

    ODS code F82042

    2.8 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.8 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    3.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    3.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.1 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    3.3 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    3.5 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    3.5 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    3.5 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    3.5 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    3.7 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    3.7 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    3.8 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    3.8 km

  • HEATHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROAD STREET RESOURCE CENTRE, MORLAND ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 9HU

    ODS code F82634

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Curlew Close

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.0 miles
  • Poplar Place

    BCT · Thamesmead

    0.1 miles
  • Lister Walk

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Lister Walk

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Place

    BCT · Thamesmead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,692 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

129 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 14 secondary schools. Jubilee Primary School is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,064 published events cover 12 months, averaging 255.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,109 events.

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