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On Ambrook Road, in Belvedere & Lessness Heath
What it's like at DA17 5PS: every home that has sold on Ambrook Road 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Ambrook Road; 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 6 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 8, Baden Powell House, Ambrook RoadFlat | Jul 2016 | £180,000 | 57 m² | £3,158/m² | 1 |
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| Flat 17, Baden Powell House, Ambrook RoadFlat · company-owned | Dec 2018 | £210,000 | 65 m² | £3,231/m² | 2 |
| Flat 18, Baden Powell House, Ambrook RoadFlat | Jun 2016 | £203,000 | 57 m² | £3,561/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Baden Powell House, Ambrook RoadFlat | May 2025 | £150,000 | 81 m² | £1,852/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Belvedere, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 696k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Woolwich Arsenal.
The nearest bus stop is Gilbert Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 229, 602, 669); 72 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 74% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lime Wood Primary School (1.3 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 34.1 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Garrard Academy (1.3 km) and Riverside School (4.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Townley Grammar School (4.3 km) and Bexley Grammar School (4.5 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Superstore, 300 m away, with Panjab Mart closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Belvedere Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Belvedere Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Gel's barber Shop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 6.9 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Cafe De Belvedere is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Belvedere North Conservative Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 116 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Woodland Way, 650 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (2.1 km).
31 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.
Erith and Thamesmead constituency: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 16,302 (40.4%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 55%, Reform UK 15%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 9%.
26 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 DA17 5PS →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 7.0 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 42 km.
Most households own their home, 29% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ambrook Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 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 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 71.8% | 88.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 27.8% | 8.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 2.4% | 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 47 min
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