SE2 9RY Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thamesmead East. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Bexley in 2026-27: Band D £2,366 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,578 | £1,841 | £2,103 | £2,366 | £2,892 | £3,418 | £3,944 | £4,733 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (52% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lesnes Estate/Coralline Walk: up to 1,104 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood: up to 219 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 42 Rushdene: up to 9 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Land West Of Sedgemere Road And East Of Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (280 m)
- Land At Coralline Walk, Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, permissioned (340 m)
- ōLand At Harrow Manorway & Felixstowe Rd Abbey Woodō: up to 245 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land At Southmere Village, Yarnton Way,Thamesmead, permissioned (540 m)
- Land At Binsey Walk, Thamesmead, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 22 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 22 low and 24 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 54 addresses are between 1 m and 2 m above sea level (1 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Plumstead 923,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Lanridge Road Thamesmead South | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 6.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Abery Street Temporary Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 40.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lakeside Medical | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brownes Chemist | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbeywood Dental Practice | 450 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Lesnes Abbey Park 67 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Elstree Garden Allotments West 1,560 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 104 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lesnes Abbey, a scheduled monument, 500 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lesnes Abbey | Scheduled monument | 500 m south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 760 m north |
| Abbey Woods | Wood | 870 m south |
| Lesnes Abbey Woods | Wood | 890 m south-east |
| Erith Marshes | Wetland | 1.1 km north-east |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
| Barking Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 54 | 54 |
None of the postcode's 54 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.