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Thinking of living at DA7 5BP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursted Wood Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Belmont Academy | Primary | 450 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Northumberland Heath Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Barnehurst Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Barnehurst Junior School | Primary | 750 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Lift Bexleyheath | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leigh Academy Bexley | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.4 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 34.1 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Break Through School | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View Academy | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground | 790 m | 21 |
| Football | Phoenix Sports Club | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Crook Log Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Bexleyheath and Barnehurst and Helio Mirror Bowls Clubs | 720 m | 5 |
| Golf | Barnehurst Golf Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Erith Rugby Club | 790 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Erith Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Bexleyheath Sports Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Danson Watersports Centre | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Squash | Bexley Lawn Tennis Squash And Racketball Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Gerald Latifi - Strength & Fitness Coach | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Little Stars Leotards | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Dancing | Little Stars Leotards | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Martens Grove Park | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Kayaking | Danson Watersports Centre | 2.6 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.
The nearest station is Barnehurst, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 956k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Hollingbourne Avenue, 450 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes B12, 401, 601).
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Bursted Wood Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (0.4 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Lift Bexleyheath, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 41.1 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Garrard Academy (3 km) and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Townley Grammar School (2.2 km) and Beths Grammar School (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative, 500 m away; Londis - Bexleyheath (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bursted Wood Surgery (400 m), with Praise Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Class Cuts is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 6.4 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Long Lane Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Yacht the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 81% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Bursted Woods, 400 m away; for exercise, King Henry School (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
35 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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| Pulse and Water College |
|---|
| Independent |
| 3.9 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DA7 5BP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, London City is 7.5 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% 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.