SE2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Abbey Wood, Bostall Heath and Thamesmead, in Greenwich and Bexley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in SE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How SE2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE2 at a rate of 104.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across the SE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 300 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (902), anti-social behaviour (652) and other crime (426).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE2 was 106.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SE2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE2 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley 002A | 1,631 | 192.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Bexley 002C | 1,338 | No figure | 3 | 71.1% |
| Bexley 002F | 1,307 | 129.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.6% |
| Bexley 006B | 1,739 | 122.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.2% |
| Greenwich 003A | 1,816 | 102.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.7% |
| Greenwich 003B | 1,998 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| Greenwich 003C | 2,017 | 130.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Greenwich 003D | 2,306 | 188.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.7% |
| Greenwich 003E | 1,734 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Greenwich 008A | 1,809 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Greenwich 008B | 1,733 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Greenwich 008C | 1,575 | 95.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Greenwich 008D | 1,921 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| Greenwich 033A | 2,495 | 109.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| Greenwich 033D | 1,588 | 57.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
MPs for SE2
- Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourMP for Erith and Thamesmead89% of SE2’s postcodes
- Daniel FrancisLabourMP for Bexleyheath and Crayford11% of SE2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE23
Postcode sectors in SE23
Councils SE2 covers2
Towns in SE22
Postcode districts next to SE26
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE2 in brief
SE2 is a postcode district covering Abbey Wood, Bostall Heath and Thamesmead, in Greenwich and Bexley.
About 28,755 people lived in SE2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £430,000 in 2025 across 201 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 104.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE2 was £430,000 in 2025.
SE2 had 27,520 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in SE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE2, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.