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On Hurstbourne Cottages, in Bexley Village
What it's like at DA5 1LT: every home that has sold on Hurstbourne Cottages 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
Sales and extensions on Hurstbourne Cottages; 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.
None of the 6 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Hurstbourne CottagesTerraced | Sept 2024 | £387,000 | 62 m² | £6,242/m² | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Hurstbourne CottagesTerraced | Feb 2009 | £152,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Hurstbourne CottagesTerraced | Aug 2026 | £370,000 | 53 m² | £6,981/m² | 4 |
| 4, Hurstbourne CottagesTerraced | Aug 2013 | £212,500 | 53 m² | £4,009/m² | 3 |
| 5, Hurstbourne CottagesTerraced | Jan 2023 | £373,000 | 61 m² | £6,115/m² | 1 |
| 6, Hurstbourne CottagesTerraced | Nov 2021 | £305,000 | 53 m² | £5,755/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bexley, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Bexley Library, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 132, B12, 229, 492); 110 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Old Bexley Church of England School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Upton Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Beths Grammar School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 71.6 · 36.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Leigh Academy Wilmington (3.3 km) and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Beths Grammar School (0.4 km) and Townley Grammar School (1.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Bexleyheath, 1.5 km away, with Ginger Spiced closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Plas Meddyg Surgery (550 m), with Osbon Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Strand is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 7.6 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Bexley Community Library With Inspire Community Trust is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Dartfordians Community Sports Club the nearest pub (50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is The Warren, 950 m away; for exercise, Pilates Body Studio (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 9.8 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 40 km.
42 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Number 11 | II | 130 m |
| Original Building of Former Bexley National Schools | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency: Mr Louie French MP (Conservative), since December 2021. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 3,548 (7.4%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 30%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 6%.
23 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 DA5 1LT →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hurstbourne Cottages 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 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.1% | 88.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.7% | 8.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.6% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 36 min
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