Longlands · Bexley · Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency · 51.42234, 0.09766

DA14 6BB— Longlands, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA14 6BB, Longlands, Bexley

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 70/100Transport 25/100

Best for: Families

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Car-dependent area — limited public transport

Liveability
60
Safety
70
Schools
60
Transport
25
Environment
91
Investment
54

The bottom line

DA14 6BB offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — a strong choice for Families.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

DA14 6BB

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
LowMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-9.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+43.0% vs London avg

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How DA14 6BB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Longlands Primary School

Not yet inspected · 14 min walk

KS2: 101.7

—

Secondary

Chislehurst School for Girls

Not yet inspected · 9 min walk

P8: +0.18A8: 51.5

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 7 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 90 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

93.1 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 70% of London
↑ Rising 785.0%

+77% vs borough

Crime by type

Other36%
Violence & sexual offences31%
Anti-social behaviour16%
Vehicle crime8%
Burglary4%
Drug offences3%
Theft2%
Robbery1%

Stop & search

2.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sidcup Fire Station · 553m

Crime is +43% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area174.4 m²

EPC breakdown

C
1%
D
4%
E
2%

Based on 7 properties · Confidence: low

Street mix

Detached 100%

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
Rebuild cost estimate£436,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era1930-1949
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
RoofPitched, 50 mm loft insulation
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,697
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

1996–2024 · CAGR

+6.6%

Total change

+498%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+13.4%

per year

Acceleration

+17.00

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £200k–£250k · P75: £700k+ · 7 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 7 sales

Detached100%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1996–1999£205k£315k+53.7%1
Post-dot-com plateau2001–2001£300k£300k+0%1
Pandemic surge2020–2021£867k£1.12m+29.3%1
Rate-rise correction2023–2023£1.08m£1.08m+0%1
Current market2024–2024£1.23m£1.23m+0%1

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

20out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0
Trend Position40

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

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

Nearby stations

SidcupNational Rail
17 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
97 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
98 min walk
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
109 min walk
Lewisham DLR StationDLR
113 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

25

Walkability score

74

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★45 min
Victoria69 min ↑
Waterloo54 min ↑
Canary Wharf63 min ↑
City58 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

40

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)161
Nearest car park202m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock8.7 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Main Road116 spaces· yes
387m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 21.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 89% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 14.9 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 16%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Ruxley Gravel Pits SSSI — 2.0 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 yield866.8 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

29 min walk

70%

Recommend GP

70%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

2

Dentists within 1km

9

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalQueen Mary's Hospital · 592 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

94

Parks (1km)

14

Restaurants (800m)

8

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Star at Sidcup Place (268 m)

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 2.6 km
9 tennis courts1 swimming pools1 sports halls

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)

1.5km

Post office

Nearby cafes

Morrisons Cafe429 m
Sarto Lounge505 m
Walnuts508 m
Caffè Nero539 m

Nearby restaurants

PizzaExpress468 m
Horse and Groom473 m
Fish & Chips474 m
Moghul514 m

Nearby pubs

Star at Sidcup Place268 m
The Club House449 m
Hill Top Tap456 m
The Tailor's Chalk604 m

Nearby gyms

Sidcup Recreation Club512 m
Better Gym564 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing699 m

Nearby pharmacies

Roadnight Pharmacy1.1 km

Nearby health

Queen Mary's Hospital592 m
Food hygiene (5-star)78% of 58

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

54

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 score18/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

22.9

Price growth score

E
Medium

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route7,689m
Crossrail 2 route18,298m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,929 nationally

1,902

Est. population

2,745/km²

54%

Employed

35%

Degree educated

£38,200

Median income

4.3%

Claimant rate

SuburbanLow densityMixed

39

Community stability

Age profile

21%
23%
18%
16%
21%
Under 1821%
18–3423%
35–4918%
50–6416%
65+21%

Tenure

20%
17%
27%
32%
Own outright20%
Own (mortgage)17%
Private rent27%
Social rent32%
Shared ownership4%

Ethnicity

68%
White British68%
White Other9%
Asian9%
Black9%
Mixed4%
Other2%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional37%
Routine / semi-routine19%
No car household34%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications20%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent32%
Private rent27%

vs. London

Income vs London-9.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
6
Live planning apps (800m)
7
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
7
Planning apps (3 years)
10
Local approval rate
43%
Borough approval rate
75%
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)
30
Largest scheme
82 homes · QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL, QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL, FROGNAL AVENUE, DA14 6LJ
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Land at Carlton Training Centre, Land at Carlton Training Centre, Carlton Road, Sidcup, DA14 6AH75 homes
completed
Queen Marys Hospital, Queen Marys Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, DA14 6LT74 homes
completed
Carlton Training Centre, Carlton Training Centre, Carlton Road, Sidcup, DA14 6AH38 homes
completed
4-6, 4-6, HADLOW ROAD, DA14 4AF35 homes
completed
'Skerrimoor' & 'Timberley', 'Skerrimoor' & 'Timberley', Carlton Road, Sidcup, DA14 6AH14 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
23.6%
Election year
2026
MP
Mr Louie French (Conservative)
MP majority
3,548
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup

Councillors

Oscar HarrisonConservative
Lisa-Jane MooreConservative

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Key facts for DA14 6BB

Full postcodeDA14 6BB
Postcode districtDA14
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardLonglands
Latitude51.422342
Longitude0.097656
Parliamentary constituencyOld Bexley and Sidcup
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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