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On Lynton Avenue, in St Mary Cray South
What it's like at BR5 2EH: every home that has sold on Lynton Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Lynton Avenue; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2003 | £204,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £670,000 | 99 m² | £6,768/m² | 2 |
| 5, Lynton AvenueTerraced | Jul 2008 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2001 | £116,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2014 | £310,000 | 170 m² | £1,824/m² | 2 |
| 11, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1996 | £82,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2000 | £132,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £590,000 | 143 m² | £4,126/m² | 3 |
| 23, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £580,000 | 148 m² | £3,919/m² | 2 |
| 24, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2004 | £212,000 | 82 m² | £2,585/m² | 2 |
| 25, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached · company-owned | Jun 2015 | £330,000 | 189 m² | £1,746/m² | 2 |
| 26, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2006 | £205,000 | 88 m² | £2,330/m² | 1 |
| 28, Lynton AvenueDetached | Jan 2018 | £468,000 | 117 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 29, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £480,000 | 102 m² | £4,706/m² | 2 |
| 30, Lynton AvenueDetached | Feb 2020 | £543,000 | 91 m² | £5,967/m² | 2 |
| 31, Lynton AvenueDetached | Mar 2022 | £650,000 | 159 m² | £4,088/m² | 1 |
| 32, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £530,000 | 133 m² | £3,985/m² | 2 |
| 34, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2013 | £317,000 | 125 m² | £2,536/m² | 2 |
| 35, Lynton AvenueTerraced | Dec 2006 | £273,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Lynton AvenueDetached | Oct 2013 | £440,000 | 148 m² | £2,973/m² | 2 |
| 37, Lynton AvenueDetached | Jun 2004 | £265,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 38, Lynton AvenueDetached · company-owned | Jun 2017 | £475,000 | 95 m² | £5,000/m² | 2 |
| 39, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £762,000 | 157 m² | £4,854/m² | 2 |
| 40, Lynton AvenueTerraced | Aug 2005 | £260,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, Lynton AvenueDetached | Dec 1995 | £117,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 43, Lynton AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2025 | £495,000 | 113 m² | £4,381/m² | 1 |
| 44, Lynton AvenueDetached | Nov 2015 | £415,000 | 124 m² | £3,347/m² | 2 |
| 47, Lynton AvenueDetached | Mar 2004 | £250,000 | 124 m² | £2,016/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is St Mary Cray, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Sidmouth Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route R3); 109 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Poverest Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Perry Hall Primary School (0.9 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Kemnal Technology College, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 29.3 · 0.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (2.7 km) and Newstead Wood School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 400 m away, with Orpington Pharmacy closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crescent Surgery (300 m), with Orpington Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, J&M Nails is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 4.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Berils Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Beech Tree the nearest pub (950 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 88 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Village Green, 550 m away; for exercise, The Gym Group (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 13 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 33 km.
Most households own their home, 14% 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.
37 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.
Orpington constituency: Gareth Bacon MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,118 (11.1%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 19%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
17 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BR5 2EH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Lynton Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 19 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.6% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 43 min
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