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Thinking of living at DA15 9LL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Park Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Hurst Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Chatsworth Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Blackfen School for Girls | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hurstmere School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 75.6 · 48.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bexley Grammar School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 74.7 · 43.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Townley Grammar School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 75 · 47% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View Academy | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| West Lodge School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Benedict House Preparatory School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near DA15 9LL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Danson Park | 850 m | 35 |
| Swimming | Sidcup Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Golf | Sidcup Golf Club | 740 m | 9 |
| Football | Cray Wanderers FC | 3.0 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Danson Park Bowls Consortium | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Bexleyheath Sports Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Avery Hill Outdoor Gym | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Dartfordians Community Sports Club | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Squash | Bexley Lawn Tennis Squash And Racketball Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Welling Snooker Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Kayaking | Danson Watersports Centre | 850 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Danson Watersports Centre | 850 m | 1 |
| Canoe | Danson Watersports Centre | 850 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Burnt Ash Hockey Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Little Stars Leotards | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Albany Park, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 775k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Penhill Road / Blackfen Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (route B14); 34 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Sherwood Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Upton Primary School (1.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Blackfen School for Girls, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Leigh Academy Wilmington (4.9 km) and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (5.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (1.1 km) and Townley Grammar School (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Expo International Supermarket, 300 m away, with Apostolic Faith Mission closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hurst Place Surgery (950 m), with Olins Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Showoff Hair Extensions is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 6.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Mrs Bouquet Florist is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Three Blackbirds Public House the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 70% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Riverside West, 450 m away; for exercise, Danson Watersports Centre (850 m).
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 8.9 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.