Sidcup · Bexley · Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency · 51.41845, 0.11816

DA14 5DA— Sidcup, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA14 5DA, 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 13/100
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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Area score
50
Safety
70
Schools
90
Transport
13
Environment
92
Investment
44

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Location

DA14 5DA

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

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

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How DA14 5DA 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 · 2 min walk

KS2: 101.8

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Secondary

Kemnal Technology College

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 11 min walk

P8: -0.92A8: 32.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 8 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 95 min walk

3 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

91

Road safety score

5

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sidcup Fire Station · 1.9km

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 - Footscray Lane

Nearby stations

Albany Park - Footscray LaneNational Rail
25 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
101 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
108 min walk
King George V DLR StationDLR
126 min walk
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
126 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

22

Walkability score

118

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★57 min
Victoria62 min ↑
Waterloo65 min ↑
Canary Wharf74 min ↑
City69 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

29

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park38m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock10.0 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
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 16.4 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Ruxley Gravel Pits SSSI — 0.9 km

Energy

Solar: 867 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

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

23 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 · 990 m
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 17.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

179

Parks (1km)

5

Restaurants (800m)

1

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

Nearest supermarketAsda · 4.5 km
8 tennis courts1 swimming pools1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

989m

Post office

Nearby cafes

Sal's Cafe381 m
Costa708 m
Tesco Café718 m
T's Cafe718 m

Nearby restaurants

Mario's La Stalla Ristorante Italiano117 m
Sunrise City Chinese Takeaway195 m
Bengal Tandoori371 m
Marino Fish & Chips395 m

Nearby pubs

Seven Stars140 m

Nearby gyms

David Lloyd Sidcup454 m

Nearby pharmacies

Tesco Pharmacy708 m
Food hygiene (5-star)56% of 27

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 score13/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

9

Price growth score

E
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route8,609m
Crossrail 2 route19,577m

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
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
10
Live planning apps (800m)
1
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
3
Planning apps (3 years)
1
Local approval rate
67%
Borough approval rate
75%
Historic landfill (400m)
2
Opportunity area
No
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)
77
Largest scheme
74 homes · REAR OF AND LAND AT, 93-109, REAR OF AND LAND AT, 93-109, CRAY ROAD, WATERY LANE, DA14 5DW
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Heather Court, 6, Maidstone Road, DA14 5HH66 homes
completed
MP Autos, MP Autos, Foots Cray High Street, Sidcup, DA14 5HN38 homes
completed
Progressive House 2, Progressive House 2, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HZ9 homes
completed
Tudor Cottages and Prospect House, Tudor Cottages and Prospect House, Foots Cray High Street, Evry Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HN8 homes
completed
Former Red Lion Public House 10 - 12, Former Red Lion Public House 10 - 12, Foots Cray High Street, Sidcup, DA14 5HN7 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 5DA

Full postcodeDA14 5DA
Postcode districtDA14
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardSidcup
Latitude51.418448
Longitude0.118159
Parliamentary constituencyOld Bexley and Sidcup
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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