Erith · Bexley · Erith and Thamesmead constituency · 51.48628, 0.16464

DA17 6FJ— Erith, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA17 6FJ, Erith, Bexley

Capital growth story in progress

 

Schools 67%Safety 72/100Transport 30/100Yield 3.77%

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Car-dependent area — limited public transport

Liveability
52
Safety
72
Schools
40
Transport
30
Environment
76
Investment
41

The bottom line

DA17 6FJ offers low crime and a green environment at £430,000 median — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 48 min to canary wharf — above average for this zone.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

DA17 6FJ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price-17.3% vs London avg
vs London income-15.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+82.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for DA17 6FJ

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

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“Capital growth story in progress”

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How DA17 6FJ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

40

Education score

Fair for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Lime Wood Primary School

Not yet inspected · 5 min walk

—

Secondary

Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere

Not yet inspected · 3 min walk

P8: -0.48A8: 41.2

67% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 8 schools within 1.5km

Below London average

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 45 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

118.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+124% vs borough

Crime by type

Other31%
Violence & sexual offences27%
Anti-social behaviour17%
Drug offences9%
Vehicle crime8%
Burglary7%
Theft1%
Robbery1%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Erith Fire Station · 579m

Crime is +82% above London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Low transaction volume — only 5 sales in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£430,000

Median sale price

17% below London median

£430,000 is 17% below the London median (£520,000)

+12.8%

This year

Terraced

Dominant type

Price history

5-year change
+28.4%
Sales (24 months)5
New build0.0%
Avg semi-detached£432,500
Avg terraced£430,000
Price per m²£5,250/m²
Price per ft²£488/ft²
Avg floor area82 m²

EPC breakdown

A
4%
B
44%
C
2%

Based on 50 properties · Confidence: high

Street mix

Semi 9%Terraced 85%Flat 5%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£9,000
First-time buyerFTB
£250
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£21,900

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

12.1×

Price-to-income

£2,151/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Rising

Market momentum

Energy & construction

Solar yield868 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£205,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era2016
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.27 W/m²K
RoofAverage thermal transmittance 0.11 W/m²K
Heating fuelGas: mains gas
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,697
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

2016–2025 · CAGR

+4.2%

Total change

+45%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+4.1%

per year

Acceleration

+2.33

change in velocity

Market State

Steady growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £200k–£250k · P75: £250k–£300k · 75 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 75 sales

Semi-detached9.3%
Terraced85.3%
Flat/maisonette5.3%

By decade

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Help-to-Buy recovery2016–2016£303k£303k+0%47
Brexit uncertainty2018–2018£355k£355k+0%1
Pandemic surge2020–2021£373k£335k-10.1%5
Rate-rise correction2022–2023£414k£415k+0.3%5
Current market2024–2025£423k£440k+4.1%3.5

Price Trajectory by Type

Semi-detachedTerraced

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Semi-detached

+0% alpha

Weakest performer

Terraced

+0% alpha

Semi-detached+0% α
Local
5%
District
5%
Terraced+0% α
Local
3.9%
District
3.9%

CAGR over 8yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

39out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity40
Sales Volume75
Seasonal Timing0
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
Erith

Nearby stations

ErithNational Rail
11 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
38 min walk
Barking RiversideSuffragette
63 min walk
Dagenham Heathway Underground StationDistrict
78 min walk
Dagenham East Underground StationDistrict
80 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

19

Walkability score

78

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge61 min ↑
Victoria74 min ↑
Waterloo69 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★48 min
City63 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

4

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)16
Nearest car park246m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock11.2 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: 16.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 94% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 16.7 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB31% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
More green space than 86% of London

Nearest SSSI: Abbey Wood SSSI — 2.3 km

Energy

Solar: 868 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): 3

Landslide susceptibility: Medium

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

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 yield868.2 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

URGENT CARE CENTRE (ERITH)

ERITH HOSPITAL, PARK CRESCENT, DA8 3EE

13 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalErith and District Hospital · 1.0 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 9.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

70

Parks (1km)

0

Restaurants (800m)

0

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Halfway House (483 m)

Nearest supermarket748 m
1 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)

452m

Post office

Nearby cafes

Tropical Cafe618 m
Asda Café847 m

Nearby pubs

Halfway House483 m
The Ship626 m

Nearby health

Erith and District Hospital1.0 km
Food hygiene (5-star)58% of 36

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

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

41

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
Gross yield
3.8% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score22/100
Sales last 12 months1

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

8/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

50

Price growth score

C
Medium

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

High investment qualityConfirmed 5yr price momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route12,612m
Crossrail 2 route17,964m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 10,432 nationally

1,576

Est. population

5,008/km²

65%

Employed

33%

Degree educated

£35,600

Median income

5.0%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densityMixed

48

Community stability

Age profile

32%
21%
22%
18%
Under 1832%
18–3421%
35–4923%
50–6418%
65+7%

Tenure

17%
43%
23%
16%
Own outright17%
Own (mortgage)43%
Private rent23%
Social rent16%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

49%
13%
22%
White British49%
White Other8%
Asian13%
Black22%
Mixed5%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional28%
Routine / semi-routine23%
No car household29%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications17%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent23%
Social rent16%

vs. London

Income vs London-15.2%
Price vs London-17.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
2
Live planning apps (800m)
6
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
2
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
8
Planning apps (3 years)
13
Local approval rate
63%
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)
115
Largest scheme
192 homes · Bexley College, Bexley College, Tower Road, Belvedere, DA17 6JA
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Bexley College, Bexley College, Tower Road, Belvedere, DA17 6JA192 homes
completed
The Quarry Erith - Phase 2B, Fraser Road, DA8 1QU115 homes
completed
Part Of Erith Quarry Site, Fraser Road, DA8 1QQU75 homes
completed
BATT ELECTRICS, ST JOHNS WORKS, BATT ELECTRICS, ST JOHNS WORKS, CHURCH ROAD, DA8 1PG52 homes
completed
Part Of Erith Quarry Site, Fraser Road, DA8 1QU31 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
21.1%
Election year
2026
MP
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)
MP majority
16,302
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead

Councillors

Nicola TaylorLabour
Chris BallLabour

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Stamp duty on median price (£430,000)

£9,000

Standard buyer

£250

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Key facts for DA17 6FJ

Full postcodeDA17 6FJ
Postcode districtDA17
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardErith
Latitude51.486277
Longitude0.164644
Parliamentary constituencyErith and Thamesmead
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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