Erith · Bexley · Erith and Thamesmead constituency · 51.48525, 0.16068

DA17 6HT— Erith, Bexley

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

The family fortress

 

Schools 67%Safety 83/100Transport 34/100

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Car-dependent area — limited public transport

Liveability
54
Safety
83
Schools
40
Transport
34
Environment
77
Investment
51

Location

DA17 6HT

Key facts for DA17 6HT

Full postcodeDA17 6HT
Postcode districtDA17
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardErith
Latitude51.485253
Longitude0.160677
Parliamentary constituencyErith and Thamesmead
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumEstablished mixed
ExcellentCautiousRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime-91.5% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for DA17 6HT

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

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How DA17 6HT 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 · 1 min walk

P8: -0.48A8: 41.2

67% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Below London average

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 42 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

LOW CRIME

5.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Top 5% — safest in London
↑ Rising 66.7%

from a low base — still below London average

+12% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences50%
Other30%
Anti-social behaviour10%
Robbery10%
Drug offences0%
Theft0%
Vehicle crime0%
Burglary0%

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 · 300m

Crime is 92% below London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

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 yield868 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

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

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

Nearby stations

🚂
BelvedereNational Rail
12 min walk
🟣
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
35 min walk
🚇
Barking RiversideSuffragette
61 min walk
🚇
Dagenham Heathway Underground StationDistrict
79 min walk
🚈
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
80 min walk
🚌No bus stops within 400m

19

Walkability score

60

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge55 min ↑
Victoria74 min ↑
Waterloo61 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★41 min
City47 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

5

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)16
Nearest car park53m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock10.9 km

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterLOW
Low
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 15.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 95% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 16.5 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB33% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
More green space than 88% of London

Nearest SSSI: Abbey Wood SSSI — 2.1 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

NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, DA8 3DB

12 min walk

89%

Recommend GP

89%

Overall GP experience

4

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalErith and District Hospital · 1.0 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 9.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

93

Parks (1km)

0

Restaurants (800m)

1

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Halfway House (573 m)

No restaurants within 800m — nearest: New Star (941 m)

Nearest supermarketLidl · 1.3 km
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)

542m

Post office

Nearby cafes

Asda Café757 m

Nearby restaurants

New Star941 m
Chicken Pizza Hot Service944 m

Nearby pubs

Halfway House573 m

Nearby health

Erith and District Hospital1.0 km
Food hygiene (5-star)56% of 32

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

51

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 score15/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

16.7

Price growth score

E
Medium

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route12,320m
Crossrail 2 route17,752m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 5/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 14,966 nationally

2,144

Est. population

6,232/km²

69%

Employed

39%

Degree educated

£36,800

Median income

6.7%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densityEstablished mixed

47

Community stability

Age profile

29%
24%
23%
16%
Under 1829%
18–3424%
35–4923%
50–6416%
65+8%

Tenure

19%
41%
23%
Own outright19%
Own (mortgage)41%
Private rent23%
Social rent10%
Shared ownership7%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

43%
28%
White British43%
White Other10%
Asian10%
Black28%
Mixed6%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional31%
Routine / semi-routine23%
No car household27%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications16%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent23%
Social rent10%

vs. London

Income vs London-12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
1
Live planning apps (800m)
5
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
6
Planning apps (3 years)
12
Local approval rate
100%
Borough approval rate
76%
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)
120
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
PARKSIDE HOUSE &, 101, PARKSIDE HOUSE &, 101, ERITH ROAD, DA1758 homes
completed
BEXLEY COLLEGE ANNEX, BEXLEY COLLEGE ANNEX, ERITH ROAD, DA17 6HF28 homes
completed
The Nordenfelt Public House, 181, The Nordenfelt Public House, 181, Erith Road, Erith, DA8 1QQ9 homes
completed
54, 54, Erith Road, Belvedere, DA17 6HR7 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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The bottom line

DA17 6HT offers low crime and a green environment — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp12 Jun
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking12 Jun
schools12 Jun
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities12 Jun
buildings18 Apr
bus stops12 Jun
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles12 Jun
air quality11 Jun
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene12 Jun
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market12 Jun
claimant count12 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
surface water flood18 Apr

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