Sidcup · Bexley · Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency · 51.41422, 0.11017

DA14 6LY— Sidcup, Bexley

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

Limited residential data

We have little evidence of homes at this postcode (no domestic energy certificates or residential sales on record). The residential verdict is withheld; treat the figures below as area context.

 

Schools 100%Safety 72/100Transport 13/100
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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Area score
48
Safety
72
Schools
90
Transport
13
Environment
92
Investment
47

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Location

DA14 6LY

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+26.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for DA14 6LY

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How DA14 6LY has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Orchard Primary School

Good · Inspected Mar 2022 · 9 min walk

KS2: 105.0

—

Secondary

Kemnal Technology College

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 3 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 · 101 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

82.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 62% of London
↑ Rising 447.8%

+56% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences29%
Other29%
Anti-social behaviour20%
Vehicle crime15%
Drug offences3%
Burglary3%
Theft1%
Robbery0%

Stop & search

4.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sidcup Fire Station · 1.8km

Crime is +26% 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
St Mary Cray

Nearby stations

St Mary CrayNational Rail
27 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
108 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
111 min walk
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
119 min walk
Lewisham DLR StationDLR
128 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

7

Walkability score

45

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

26

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park74m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock9.7 km

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
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 16.2 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
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: 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

16 min walk

70%

Recommend GP

70%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalQueen Mary's Hospital · 665 m
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 17.8 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

185

Parks (1km)

2

Restaurants (800m)

0

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Seven Stars (807 m)

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 3.8 km
1 tennis courts

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)

1.2km

Post office

Nearby cafes

Violet's Vintage Tea Room1.1 km

Nearby restaurants

Double Luck504 m
Sunrise City Chinese Takeaway533 m
Mario's La Stalla Ristorante Italiano791 m
Peking Boat1.1 km

Nearby pubs

Seven Stars807 m
Hopper's Hut1.2 km

Nearby gyms

David Lloyd Sidcup982 m
Sidcup Recreation Club1.0 km

Nearby health

Queen Mary's Hospital665 m
Food hygiene (5-star)36% of 11

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

47

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 score11/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

5

Price growth score

E
Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route7,888m
Crossrail 2 route19,551m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 2/10

Most deprived areas

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Among London's most deprived areas

Rank: 4,284 nationally

1,537

Est. population

3,927/km²

51%

Employed

27%

Degree educated

£36,100

Median income

5.4%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densitySocially diverse / deprived

43

Community stability

Age profile

25%
20%
19%
19%
17%
Under 1825%
18–3420%
35–4919%
50–6419%
65+17%

Tenure

14%
20%
15%
49%
Own outright14%
Own (mortgage)20%
Private rent15%
Social rent49%
Shared ownership2%

Ethnicity

62%
14%
White British62%
White Other7%
Asian8%
Black14%
Mixed4%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional24%
Routine / semi-routine28%
No car household38%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications24%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent50%
Private rent15%

vs. London

Income vs London-14.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
4
Planning apps (12 months)
1
Planning apps (3 years)
2
Local approval rate
0%
Borough approval rate
75%
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)
7
Largest scheme
115 homes · FROGNAL HOUSE, FROGNAL HOUSE, FROGNAL AVENUE, DA14 6LF
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

REAR OF AND LAND AT, 93-109, REAR OF AND LAND AT, 93-109, CRAY ROAD, WATERY LANE, DA14 5DW74 homes
completed
57, Lullingstone Crescent, BR5 3EA1 homes
completed
Land Adjacent to 3, Land Adjacent to 3, Lullingstone Close, Orpington, BR5 3ED1 homes
completed
22, 22, The Avenue, St Pauls Cray Orpington, BR5 3DJ1 homes
completed
Land adjoining Brook Villas (2), Land adjoining Brook Villas (2), Sevenoaks Way, BR5 3JD1 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 6LY

Full postcodeDA14 6LY
Postcode districtDA14
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardSidcup
Latitude51.414221
Longitude0.110169
Parliamentary constituencyOld Bexley and Sidcup
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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