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Barnehurst
Bexley, London
PocketsBarnehurst North (Mayplace Road East · Parkside Avenue · Colyers Lane · Barnehurst Road · north)Lesney Farm & Colyers East
Barnehurst sits on the north-eastern fringe of Bexley, a quiet interwar suburb centred on the Southeastern station and golf course of the same name. The character is low-rise residential, with the A2 skirting the south and open land toward Crayford to the east. The headline strengths are safety and affordability: the ward sits high on both scores, with crime rates well below the London middle and housing costs markedly cheaper than inner London. Fifteen Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach, air quality sits above the London average, and green access is reasonable through Danson-adjacent playing fields. The weaknesses are structural. There are no listed buildings in the ward, no conservation area, and heritage registers as effectively zero. Cultural amenity is thin, with fewer than thirty food venues and seventeen non-food. Public transport is moderate: Barnehurst station runs to London Bridge and Charing Cross, but there is no Tube and bus coverage is sparse.
- Strongest79Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong72Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Danson Sports F.c. (4.7 hectares)
- 48 open venues (31 food and drink, 17 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
72Better than 97% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability75
- Price momentum (5yr)69
- Activity (turnover)68
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Barnehurst: 98 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
79Better than 95% of London
- Personal safety70
- Property crime89
- Anti-social behaviour84
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Connectivity
29Better than 11% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
65Better than 77% of London
- Air quality93
- Quietness23
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
14Better than 18% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
48 open venues nearby — 31 food & drink, 17 other.
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Education
49Better than 28% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools42
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For Barnehurst: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
None in this areaShared lowest band with 1% of London
Nature Access
53Better than 23% of London
- Green spaces74
- Waterways5
Largest green space: Danson Sports F.c. (5 ha). ~8 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Barnehurst safe?
- Barnehurst scores 79 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Barnehurst a good place to live?
- Barnehurst scores 40 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (79) and property prices & growth (72); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Barnehurst?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Barnehurst 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 29 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Barnehurst expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Barnehurst is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 16/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Barnehurst?
- Barnehurst scores 49 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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