SE28 postcode area guide — Bexley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE28 postcode district in Bexley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.5%
Gigabit-capable
70%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SE28 postcode district (Bexley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 415 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70%.
Around 0% of premises in SE28 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SE28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE28 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| SE28 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| SE28 0AG | 40% | 40% |
| SE28 0AJ | 33.3% | 0% |
| SE28 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| SE28 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| SE28 0AQ | 0% | 0% |
| SE28 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| SE28 0AT | 0% | 0% |
| SE28 0AU | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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Mobile signal around Bexley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bexley district (106,074 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SE28
Police recorded 356 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 124 | 34.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 | 24.7% |
| Other theft | 26 | 7.3% |
| Drugs | 24 | 6.7% |
| Public order | 22 | 6.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 21 | 5.9% |
| Burglary | 12 | 3.4% |
| Theft from the person | 10 | 2.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SE28
Based on 194 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE28 is £330,000, down 7.0% on the previous year (£355,000).
Detached
£445,000
4 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
15 sales
Terraced
£365,000
104 sales
Flat / maisonette
£245,000
66 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £297,000 | Flat | Pettacre Close | SE28 0PA |
| 19 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Garrick Drive | SE28 0EG |
| 14 May 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | Grange Crescent | SE28 8EX |
| 11 May 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced | Battery Road | SE28 0JL |
| 8 May 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Manordene Road | SE28 8EU |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Amhurst Walk | SE28 8RJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £385,999 | Flat | Erebus Drive | SE28 0GF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | Bertrand Way | SE28 8LL |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced | Greenhaven Drive | SE28 8FT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Flat | Greenhaven Drive | SE28 8FU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bexley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bexley district (246,472 residents, 95,300 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.6% |
| 15–29 | 23% |
| 30–44 | 20.6% |
| 45–64 | 19.3% |
| 65+ | 16.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 15.4% |
| Social rented | 12.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SE28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Polytechnic School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,565 | SE28 8AT |
| Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,120 | SE28 8RF |
| Heronsgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 707 | SE28 0EA |
| Discovery Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 523 | SE28 0JN |
| Hawksmoor School | Primary | 3–11 | 307 | SE28 8AS |
| Linton Mead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 282 | SE28 8DT |
| Windrush Thamesmead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 237 | SE28 8AR |
| Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 209 | SE28 8LW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SE28
75 rated food businesses operate in SE28. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ades Limited, Aldi, Arnott Close Post Office, BD INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS LTD, Bishop John Robinson Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE28
From a sample of 200 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 SE28 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
41%
Band D
33%
Band E
22%
Band F
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bexley
Landlines around SE28 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.