Sidcup · Bexley · Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency · 51.41480, 0.12320

DA14 5BL— Sidcup, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA14 5BL, Sidcup, Bexley

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 70/100Transport 12/100
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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Area score
51
Safety
70
Schools
90
Transport
12
Environment
92
Investment
44

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Location

DA14 5BL

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumSocially diverse / deprived
Buyer fit: GoodInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-14.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+50.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for DA14 5BL

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How DA14 5BL has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Hope Community School

Good · Inspected May 2023 · 7 min walk

KS2: 101.8

—

Secondary

Kemnal Technology College

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 12 min walk

P8: -0.92A8: 32.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 4 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 100 min walk

2 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

97.7 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 73% of London
↑ Rising 300.0%

+85% vs borough

Crime by type

Other33%
Violence & sexual offences27%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Vehicle crime11%
Burglary7%
Drug offences5%
Theft1%
Robbery1%

Stop & search

4.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

96

Road safety score

4

Accidents (5yr)

LOW pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sidcup Fire Station · 2.4km

Crime is +50% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Outer South East London

Shared room£600/mo
1 bedroom£1050/mo
2 bedrooms£1300/mo
3 bedrooms£1550/mo
4 bedrooms£1800/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield867 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,697
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Bottom 25% — limited connections
Albany Park

Nearby stations

Albany ParkNational Rail
29 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
106 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
115 min walk
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
130 min walk
King George V DLR StationDLR
132 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

18

Walkability score

19

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★60 min
Victoria82 min ↑
Waterloo69 min ↑
Canary Wharf78 min ↑
City73 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

20

Car parks (800m)

3

EV chargers (800m)

1

Fast chargers (800m)

Nearest car park23m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock10.5 km

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterMEDIUM
Medium
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 16.9 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 61%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Ruxley Gravel Pits SSSI — 0.7 km

Energy

Solar: 867 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,520 hrs/yr

Sunshine

608 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.5°C

Summer avg

3.2°C

Winter avg

Solar yield866.9 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, BR5 2JP

21 min walk

81%

Recommend GP

81%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalQueen Mary's Hospital · 1.4 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 17.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

63

Parks (1km)

4

Restaurants (800m)

4

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Seven Stars (419 m)

Nearest supermarketAsda · 4.9 km

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
664 licensed premises in borough268 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

859m

Post office

Nearby shops

Butcher of Brogdale724 m
Jamiee News908 m

Nearby cafes

T's Cafe188 m
Costa208 m
Tesco Café218 m
Sal's Cafe223 m

Nearby restaurants

Kebab Ye193 m
Marino Fish & Chips211 m
Bengal Tandoori234 m
Mario's La Stalla Ristorante Italiano437 m

Nearby pubs

Seven Stars419 m

Nearby gyms

Bannatyne Health Club713 m
David Lloyd Sidcup974 m

Nearby pharmacies

Tesco Pharmacy252 m

Nearby health

Bexley Hearing Centre865 m
Food hygiene (5-star)64% of 28

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

44

Investment score

Moderate

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,350London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score14/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

15.6

Price growth score

E
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route8,700m
Crossrail 2 route20,113m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 9,708 nationally

2,006

Est. population

5,204/km²

57%

Employed

26%

Degree educated

£36,100

Median income

5.2%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densitySocially diverse / deprived

48

Community stability

Age profile

32%
19%
21%
15%
Under 1832%
18–3419%
35–4921%
50–6415%
65+12%

Tenure

19%
26%
39%
Own outright19%
Own (mortgage)26%
Private rent9%
Social rent39%
Shared ownership7%

Ethnicity

65%
White British65%
White Other9%
Asian5%
Black12%
Mixed6%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional27%
Routine / semi-routine25%
No car household24%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications21%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent39%
Private rent9%

vs. London

Income vs London-14.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
6
Live planning apps (800m)
1
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
2
Planning apps (3 years)
2
Local approval rate
100%
Borough approval rate
75%
Historic landfill (400m)
2
Opportunity area
No
Strategic industrial location
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£100/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
73
Largest scheme
103 homes · Former North Cray Primary School, Former North Cray Primary School, Bedens Road, Sidcup, DA14 5JQ
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Heather Court, 6, Maidstone Road, DA14 5HH66 homes
completed
LAND ADJACENT, 1-3, LAND ADJACENT, 1-3, PALM AVENUE, MAIDSTONE ROAD (REAR OF 65-79), DA1419 homes
completed
Progressive House 2, Progressive House 2, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HZ9 homes
completed
2, 2, Mount Culver Avenue, Sidcup, DA14 5JW2 homes
completed
73A, 73A, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HB2 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
14.9%
Election year
2026
MP
Mr Louie French (Conservative)
MP majority
3,548
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup

Councillors

Terry BarcockConservative
June Elizabeth SlaughterConservative
Andy CurtoisConservative

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Key facts for DA14 5BL

Full postcodeDA14 5BL
Postcode districtDA14
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardSidcup
Latitude51.414804
Longitude0.123197
Parliamentary constituencyOld Bexley and Sidcup
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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