Sidcup · Bexley · Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency · 51.42354, 0.10043

DA14 6BN— Sidcup, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA14 6BN, Sidcup, Bexley

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 70/100Transport 28/100

Best for: Families

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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
61
Safety
70
Schools
90
Transport
28
Environment
69
Investment
55

The bottom line

DA14 6BN offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: high noise levels nearby.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

DA14 6BN

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 6BN has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Birkbeck Primary School

Good · Inspected Dec 2023 · 13 min walk

KS2: 108.4

—

Secondary

Chislehurst School for Girls

Not yet inspected · 12 min walk

P8: +0.18A8: 51.5

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 · 88 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

90

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

2

KSI (5yr)

4

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sidcup Fire Station · 557m

Crime is +43% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area68.4 m²

EPC breakdown

C
6%
D
3%
E
1%

Based on 10 properties · Confidence: medium

Street mix

Flat 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£171,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era1950-1966
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
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

1997–2023 · CAGR

+6%

Total change

+358%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

-8.5%

per year

Acceleration

-26.15

change in velocity

Market State

Downturn

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £75k–£100k · P75: £150k–£175k · 10 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 10 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1997–1999£60k£76k+26.7%1
Post-dot-com plateau2002–2002£113k£113k+0%1
Pre-crash peak2005–2007£174k£210k+20.5%1
Help-to-Buy recovery2015–2015£255k£255k+0%1
Rate-rise correction2022–2023£300k£275k-8.5%1.5

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

100out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Buyer's Market

Favours buyers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity100
Trend Position100

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
15 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
96 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
96 min walk
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
112 min walk
Lewisham DLR StationDLR
114 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

37

Walkability score

127

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★43 min
Victoria67 min ↑
Waterloo52 min ↑
Canary Wharf61 min ↑
City56 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

38

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)161
Nearest car park159m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock8.8 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Main Road116 spaces· yes
240m

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: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 15.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB24% green spaceTree canopy: 55%
More green space than 79% of London

Nearest SSSI: Ruxley Gravel Pits SSSI — 1.9 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 yield866.8 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

30 min walk

70%

Recommend GP

70%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

5

Dentists within 1km

9

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalQueen Mary's Hospital · 587 m
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 17.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

101

Parks (1km)

25

Restaurants (800m)

14

Cafes (800m)

3

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

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

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

3

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.3km

Post office

Nearby cafes

Morrisons Cafe197 m
Sarto Lounge302 m
Catch338 m
Starbucks345 m

Nearby restaurants

Fish & Chips294 m
PizzaExpress297 m
McDonald's311 m
Kayla's Bar & Kitchen336 m

Nearby pubs

Star at Sidcup Place198 m
Hill Top Tap290 m
The Club House305 m
The Tailor's Chalk378 m

Nearby gyms

Better Gym330 m
Sidcup Recreation Club333 m

Nearby pharmacies

Roadnight Pharmacy944 m

Nearby health

Queen Mary's Hospital587 m
Food hygiene (5-star)69% of 83

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

55

Investment score

Good

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

Avg monthly rent
£1,350London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score22/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

29.9

Price growth score

D
Medium

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route7,923m
Crossrail 2 route18,325m

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)
8
Planning apps (3 years)
13
Local approval rate
50%
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)
65
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
Hatherley House, 13-15, Hatherley House, 13-15, Hatherley Road, Sidcup, DA14 4GB57 homes
completed
Sidcup House, 12-18, Sidcup House, 12-18, Station Road, Sidcup, DA15 7EX51 homes
completed
Carlton Training Centre, Carlton Training Centre, Carlton Road, Sidcup, DA14 6AH38 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 6BN

Full postcodeDA14 6BN
Postcode districtDA14
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardSidcup
Latitude51.423542
Longitude0.100429
Parliamentary constituencyOld Bexley and Sidcup
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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