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Thinking of living at DA5 3JF? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Royal Park Primary Academy | Primary | 1000 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Chatsworth Infant School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Birkbeck Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Hurstmere School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 75.6 · 48.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cleeve Park School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackfen School for Girls | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Townley Grammar School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 75 · 47% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| West Lodge School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Merton Court School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Benedict House Preparatory School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cleeve Park School | 1.0 km | 30 |
| Golf | Sidcup Golf Club | 750 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Sidcup Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Football | Cray Wanderers FC | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Bexley Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Danson Park Bowls Consortium | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Avery Hill Outdoor Gym | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Squash | Bexley Lawn Tennis Squash And Racketball Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Dartfordians Community Sports Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Welling Snooker Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Martens Grove Park | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Kayaking | Danson Watersports Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Danson Watersports Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Danson Watersports Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Burnt Ash Hockey Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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 few minutes' walk (450 m), with 775k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Foots Cray Lane / Hurst Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 269, B14, 669); 64 departures an hour from the 9 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 Hurst Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 72% 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 Hurstmere School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 42.1 · 6.3% 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 The Co-Op, 400 m away; Osbon Pharmacy (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hurst Place Surgery (300 m), with Osbon Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, The Therapy Suite is 400 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.
Wilson And Bay is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Montrose Park Club the nearest pub (350 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 Abbey Hill Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Sidcup Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
34 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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| Independent |
| 1.8 km |
| – |
Every primary near DA5 3JF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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.