Longlands · Bexley · Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency · 51.43109, 0.08554

DA15 7NN— Longlands, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA15 7NN, Longlands, Bexley

London's quiet achiever

 

Safety 84/100Transport 15/100

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Car-dependent area — limited public transport

Liveability
57
Safety
84
Schools
—
Transport
15
Environment
70
Investment
50

The bottom line

DA15 7NN offers low crime — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 64 min to canary wharf — above average for this zone.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

DA15 7NN

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
HighOwner occupiers / families
Buyer fit: GoodInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-17.6% vs London avg
vs London crime-38.0% vs London avg

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How DA15 7NN has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

—

Primary

Longlands Primary School

Not yet inspected · 4 min walk

KS2: 101.7

—

Secondary

Chislehurst School for Girls

Not yet inspected · 18 min walk

P8: +0.18A8: 51.5

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 80 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

40.1 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 71% of London
→ Stable

-24% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences31%
Other28%
Vehicle crime13%
Anti-social behaviour12%
Burglary10%
Drug offences4%
Theft0%
Robbery0%

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 · 774m

Crime is 38% below London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area94.5 m²

EPC breakdown

D
3%
E
1%

Based on 4 properties · Confidence: low

Street mix

Semi 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 yield862 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£236,250
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, 100 mm loft insulation
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,909
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

1995–2021 · CAGR

+5.5%

Total change

+300%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+14.3%

per year

Acceleration

-5.03

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £150k–£175k · P75: £500k–£600k · 7 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 7 sales

Semi-detached100%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1995–1998£150k£139k-7.7%1
Post-dot-com plateau2001–2001£233k£233k+0%1
Pre-crash peak2006–2006£395k£395k+0%1
Help-to-Buy recovery2014–2014£440k£440k+0%1
Brexit uncertainty2018–2018£525k£525k+0%1
Pandemic surge2021–2021£600k£600k+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
New Eltham

Nearby stations

New ElthamNational Rail
16 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
83 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
89 min walk
Lewisham DLR StationDLR
97 min walk
King George V DLR StationDLR
101 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

22

Walkability score

29

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

Canary Wharf ★64 min
City64 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

10

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)124
Nearest car park271m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock7.6 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: 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: 13.7 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB32% green spaceTree canopy: 28%
More green space than 87% of London

Nearest SSSI: Oxleas Woodlands SSSI — 3.7 km

Energy

Solar: 862 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 yield861.8 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

52 THAXTED ROAD, NEW ELTHAM, SE9 3PT

11 min walk

70%

Recommend GP

70%

Overall GP experience

1

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalQueen Mary's Hospital · 1.9 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 16.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

94

Parks (1km)

5

Restaurants (800m)

1

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

3

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Sidcup Working Men's & Social Club (642 m)

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 1.3 km
7 tennis courts2 swimming pools

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)

1.1km

Post office

Nearby cafes

Richard's Cafe174 m

Nearby restaurants

Greek Meze 285 m
Chillies126 m
Limoncello128 m
Rannah158 m

Nearby pubs

Sidcup Working Men's & Social Club642 m
The Halfway House1.1 km

Nearby gyms

The Pilates Space138 m
Make A Difference150 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing907 m
Food hygiene (5-star)52% of 21

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

50

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 owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

31.1

Price growth score

D
Medium

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Low-deprivation area

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route7,406m
Crossrail 2 route17,010m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 25,920 nationally

1,672

Est. population

9,848/km²

67%

Employed

37%

Degree educated

£34,600

Median income

1.5%

Claimant rate

SuburbanHigh densityOwner occupiers / families

54

Community stability

Age profile

22%
22%
22%
19%
15%
Under 1822%
18–3422%
35–4922%
50–6419%
65+15%

Tenure

29%
42%
19%
Own outright29%
Own (mortgage)42%
Private rent19%
Social rent9%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

79%
White British79%
White Other8%
Asian6%
Black3%
Mixed4%
Other1%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional41%
Routine / semi-routine15%
No car household17%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications12%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent19%
Social rent9%

vs. London

Income vs London-17.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Live planning apps (800m)
5
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
6
Planning apps (3 years)
7
Local approval rate
83%
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)
4
Largest scheme
58 homes · Old Farm Park, Old Farm Avenue
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

293 - 295, 293 - 295, Main Road, Sidcup, DA14 6QW14 homes
completed
285-287, 285-287, Main Road, Sidcup, DA14 6QL12 homes
completed
297, 297, Main Road, Sidcup, DA14 6QL11 homes
completed
241, 241, Main Road, Sidcup, DA14 6QS9 homes
completed
Samuel House and Shirley Works, 1-3, Samuel House and Shirley Works, 1-3, Woodside Road, Sidcup, DA15 7JF6 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 DA15 7NN

Full postcodeDA15 7NN
Postcode districtDA15
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardLonglands
Latitude51.431092
Longitude0.085540
Parliamentary constituencyOld Bexley and Sidcup
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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