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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Erith East | Bexley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 176 | 81 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 41% | 34% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 17% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 34% | 32% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 14.9 | 14.4 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Erith, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 740k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Woolwich Arsenal.
The nearest bus stop is Maxim Road / The Ship, 50 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 180, 229, 469, 602); 84 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Lime Wood Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
The nearest secondary is Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 34.1 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Garrard Academy (3 km) and Leigh UTC Dartford (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Beths Grammar School (4.5 km) and Townley Grammar School (4.5 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Sainsbury's Supermarkets, 600 m away, with Erith Supermarket closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Riverside Surgery (800 m), with Soka Blackmore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Unique Hair and Beauty is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 8.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 74% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Yard Vibes is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Ship the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 176 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 49% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Nordenfeldt Gardens, 50 m away; for exercise, Erith Leisure Centre (1.0 km).
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Wood Primary School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Belvedere Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Belvedere Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 34.1 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leigh Academy Bexley | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.4 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Garrard Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Crayford Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.2 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Bexleyheath | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Break Through School | Independent | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pulse and Water College | Independent | 4.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View Academy | Independent | 4.7 km | – |
| Erith East | Bexley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 54 min | 57 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 129 min | 125 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.4 km | 0.9 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 102 | 54 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 16% | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 26% | 34% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 36% | 22% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Erith East | Bexley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 19 | 6 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 81% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 64% | 69% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 13 | 18 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 8.8 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 43 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Erith East | Bexley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 10 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 13 min | 15 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
| Longlands & Halfway | 32 | 1 | 125 min | 13 | £578k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 32 | 2 | 119 min | 10 | £503k |
| Falconwood | 40 | 2 | 114 min | 12 | £475k |
| Barnehurst North | 44 | 5 | 121 min | 8 | £418k |
| Danson Park | 46 | 2 | 134 min | 6 | £537k |
| Bexley Village | 48 | 1 | 116 min | 5 | £524k |
| Lamorbey | 48 | 1 | 127 min | 13 | £501k |
| Bursted Wood | 48 | 4 | 127 min | 4 | £577k |
| Wickham Street & East Wickham | 50 | 1 | 116 min | 13 | £452k |
| Bostall | 50 | 2 | 128 min | 7 | £526k |
| Sidcup East | 65 | 2 | 122 min | 9 | £435k |
| Lesnes Abbey | 65 | 2 | 127 min | 4 | £465k |
| Lesney Farm & Colyers East | 68 | 4 | 133 min | 9 | £371k |
| St Michael's | 69 | 2 | 127 min | 7 | £463k |
| Blackfen | 70 | 3 | 130 min | 12 | £421k |
| Northumberland Heath | 78 | 5 | 132 min | 5 | £418k |
| Erith West | 81 | 4 | 136 min | 5 | £370k |
| Barnehurst South | 84 | 4 | 130 min | 7 | £438k |
| Welling | 90 | 1 | 118 min | 11 | £474k |
| Sidcup West | 98 | 1 | 115 min | 11 | £396k |
| Crossway Park | 98 | 2 | 126 min | 10 | £349k |
| Foots Cray Meadows | 102 | 2 | 134 min | 4 | £404k |
| South Thamesmead | 106 | 2 | 120 min | 9 | £380k |
| Slade Green & Crayford Marshes | 108 | 3 | 127 min | 3 | £349k |
| Crayford | 112 | 0 | 125 min | 6 | £416k |
| Belvedere & Lessness Heath | 116 | 3 | 124 min | 6 | £347k |
| Erith East (this one) | 176 | 4 | 129 min | 3 | £310k |
| Bexleyheath Broadway | 223 | 4 | 126 min | 7 | £378k |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 54 min | 42 min |
| Gatwick airport | 1 h 56 | 56 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).