SE28 8PY

Thamesmead East · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
SE28
Postcode sector
SE28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE28 8PX 31 m
SE28 8PW 62 m
SE28 8PU 67 m
SE28 8EU 97 m
SE28 8PN 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE28 8PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE28
Postcode sector
SE28 8
Latitude
51.510359
Longitude
0.124437
British National Grid easting
547,521
British National Grid northing
181,187

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
E00002284
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 001B · E01000467
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 001 · E02000065

Postcode source versions

Explore SE28

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Dolphin Close, London, SE28 8PY 15 October 2025 £400,000
24, Dolphin Close, London, SE28 8PY 1 August 2025 £392,500
15, Dolphin Close, London, SE28 8PY 14 April 2022 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
84
Secondary
14
  1. Castilion Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    443 m
  3. Jubilee Primary School

    Academy converter

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 847
  • Anti social behaviour 321
  • Vehicle crime 240
  • Other theft 175
  • Shoplifting 152

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
98

47 female, 51 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
3.4
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE28 8 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

47

within 5 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    1.2 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    1.5 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    1.6 km

  • AURORA MEDCARE

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

    ODS code F82042

    2.4 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    2.7 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    2.8 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    3.0 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    3.0 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    3.1 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    3.2 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    3.2 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    3.3 km

  • HEATHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82634

    3.4 km

  • PRIME PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code Y01719

    3.4 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    3.4 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    3.4 km

  • DR AA ANSARI'S PRACTICE

    364-370 RIPPLE ROAD, BARKING, IG11 9RS

    ODS code F82650

    3.5 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    3.5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.5 km

  • BEAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y08371

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 47 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

  • Thamesmead North / Manordene Road

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Thamesmead North / Eastgate Close

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Nickleby Close

    BCT · Thamesmead

    0.2 miles
  • Nickleby Close

    BCT · Thamesmead

    0.2 miles
  • Curlew Close

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 001B, 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

11,678 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £400,000 from 3 recorded sales in SE28 8PY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bexley is £405,477 in June 2026, up 1.2% year on year.

Schools

128 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 14 secondary schools. Castilion Primary School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 847 events.

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