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Thinking of living at DA7 6NH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | Primary | 550 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Mayplace Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Barnehurst Infant School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Barnehurst Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Peareswood Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Leigh Academy Bexley | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.4 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Crayford Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.2 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Bexleyheath | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Break Through School | Independent | 2.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View Academy | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Oakwood Pavilion Sports Ground | 910 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Erith Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Football | Danson Sports F.C. | 500 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Bexleyheath and Barnehurst and Helio Mirror Bowls Clubs | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Bexley Park Sports and Social Club | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Golf | Barnehurst Golf Club | 410 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Dartfordians Community Sports Club | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Erith Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Erith Yacht Club | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Squash | Bexley Lawn Tennis Squash And Racketball Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Erith Rugby Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Martens Grove Park | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Little Stars Leotards | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Dancing | Little Stars Leotards | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Burnt Ash Hockey Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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 (800 m), with 956k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Parkside Cross, 50 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (route 99); 19 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 40 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Fairford Academy Barnehurst, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Barnehurst Infant School (0.5 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Leigh Academy Bexley, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 35.4 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Garrard Academy (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Beths Grammar School (2.4 km) and Townley Grammar School (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 950 m away, with Perry Streets Local closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lyndhurst Road Medical Centre (900 m), with Daysol Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Gemma Scout is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 7.3 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Parkside Restaurant & Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Barnehurst Golf Club the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 75% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Martens Grove, 1.0 km away; for exercise, King Henry School (1.1 km).
8 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 |
| 5.4 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DA7 6NH, 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 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 9.2 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 42 km.
Most households own their home, 10% 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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.