Thamesmead East · Bexley · Erith and Thamesmead constituency · 51.49502, 0.14721

DA18 4AR— Thamesmead East, Bexley

Location and area intelligence for DA18 4AR, Thamesmead East, Bexley

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 96/100Transport 40/100

Best for: Families

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Lopsided profile — strong safety but weak transport

Liveability
59
Safety
96
Schools
60
Transport
40
Environment
84
Investment
47

Location

DA18 4AR

Key facts for DA18 4AR

Full postcodeDA18 4AR
Postcode districtDA18
BoroughLondon Borough of Bexley
WardThamesmead East
Latitude51.495024
Longitude0.147208
Parliamentary constituencyErith and Thamesmead
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
LowSocially diverse / deprived
ExcellentCautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+6.7% vs London avg
vs London crime-99.1% vs London avg

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 8 min walk

KS2: 102.7

—

Secondary

Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere

Not yet inspected · 17 min walk

P8: -0.48A8: 41.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 33 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

LOW CRIME

0.6 incidents per 1,000 residents

Top 5% — safest in London
↓ Falling 75.0%

-89% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences100%
Anti-social behaviour0%
Drug offences0%
Other0%
Theft0%
Robbery0%
Vehicle crime0%
Burglary0%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is 99% 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 yield866 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Council tax band Band AAnnual charge £1,273
Price growth potentialLow

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
🚇
Abbey WoodElizabeth line line
22.1 min walk
🚂
Belvedere

Nearby stations

🚂
BelvedereNational Rail
6 min walk
🟣
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
23 min walk
🚇
Barking RiversideSuffragette
44 min walk
🚇
Dagenham Heathway Underground StationDistrict
65 min walk
🚇
Becontree Underground StationDistrict
65 min walk
🚌2 bus routes · 3 stops within 400m · 41 buses/hr peak

20

Walkability score

32

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge56 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

17

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)20
Nearest car park268m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock9.9 km

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 13.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 97% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 15.4 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB50% green spaceTree canopy: 58%
More green space than 95% of London

Nearest SSSI: Abbey Wood SSSI — 1.4 km

Energy

Solar: 866 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

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 yield865.6 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

DR DAVIES & PARTNER

55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, DA7 5HL

32 min walk

74%

Recommend GP

74%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

2

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalErith and District Hospital · 2.4 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 8.5 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

61

Parks (1km)

2

Restaurants (800m)

0

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: The Morgan (593 m)

Nearest supermarketLidl · 681 m

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

612m

Post office

Nearby shops

Varsani Wine & Food486 m
Bachra's Food & Wines726 m

Nearby cafes

Starbucks573 m
Thames Cafe631 m
Asda Café707 m

Nearby restaurants

Chicken Pizza Hot Service490 m
New Star493 m

Nearby pubs

The Morgan593 m
The Leather Bottle741 m
Food hygiene (5-star)46% of 33

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 score12/100

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

9.9

Price growth score

E
Medium

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route11,659m
Crossrail 2 route16,484m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 9,426 nationally

1,713

Est. population

1,312/km²

57%

Employed

40%

Degree educated

£44,800

Median income

5.9%

Claimant rate

SuburbanLow densitySocially diverse / deprived

43

Community stability

Age profile

30%
20%
19%
20%
Under 1830%
18–3420%
35–4919%
50–6420%
65+10%

Tenure

13%
16%
15%
55%
Own outright13%
Own (mortgage)16%
Private rent15%
Social rent55%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

26%
50%
White British26%
White Other6%
Asian8%
Black50%
Mixed6%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional21%
Routine / semi-routine27%
No car household42%
Unemployed7%
No qualifications20%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent55%
Private rent15%

vs. London

Income vs London+6.7%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Live planning apps (800m)
4
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
4
Planning apps (3 years)
5
Local approval rate
25%
Borough approval rate
76%
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)
4
Largest scheme
108 homes · LAND AT, 109-137, LAND AT, 109-137, ABBEY ROAD, DA17 5DG
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

LAND SOUTH OF AND JUNCTION OF, LAND SOUTH OF AND JUNCTION OF, YARNTON WAY, NORMAN ROAD, DA17 665 homes
completed
8-10, 8-10, Gilbert Road, Belvedere, DA17 5DA4 homes
completed
31, Gilbert Road, DA17 5DB2 homes
completed
8, Gilbert Road, DA17 5DA2 homes
completed
10, Paroma Road, DA17 5AA1 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
17.7%
Election year
2026
MP
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)
MP majority
16,302
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead

Councillors

Zainab Olamide AsunramuLabour
Larry FergusonLabour
Abi JohnsonLabour

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The bottom line

DA18 4AR offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — a strong choice for Families.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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