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Blendon & Penhill
Bexley, London
PocketsAlbany Park (Penhill Park · Rutland Shaw · Bexley Woods · Abbey Hill Park)Blackfen (Penhill Park · Sherwood Park Avenue · Marlborough Park · Blendon Road)Danson Park (Riverside West · Bexley Woods)
Blendon & Penhill is a quiet suburban slice of Bexley between Sidcup and Bexleyheath, built out largely in the interwar and post-war decades. Listed buildings are few — four in total, including the Grade II Chapel House and Jays Cottages — and conservation cover is minimal. The pull here is domestic rather than historical: safety is one of the strongest scores on this list, non-food venue provision is unusually high, schools are decent, and green cover including Penhill Park and surrounding recreation grounds totals around thirty-five hectares. Market affordability is generous. The drawbacks are transport and culture: there is no Tube station, the median has moderate public-transport access, and heritage and cultural scores are both low. Pollution sits near the London midpoint, and new housing delivery is essentially zero.
- Strongest83Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong70Property 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
- 4 listed buildings
- 0.6% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Penhill Park (7.9 hectares)
- 156 open venues (60 food and drink, 96 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
70Better than 96% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)66
- Activity (turnover)80
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Blendon & Penhill: 210 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
83Better than 98% of London
- Personal safety85
- Property crime86
- Anti-social behaviour80
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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
52Better than 56% of London
- Air quality78
- Quietness13
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Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
156 open venues nearby — 60 food & drink, 96 other.
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Education
48Better than 24% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools50
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For Blendon & Penhill: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
4Better than 13% of London
4 listed buildings · 1% under a conservation area
- Chapel HouseGrade II
- Jays CottagesGrade II
- Lodge to Hurstmere SchoolGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
64Better than 54% of London
- Green spaces86
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Penhill Park (8 ha). ~35 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Blendon & Penhill safe?
- Blendon & Penhill scores 83 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 Blendon & Penhill a good place to live?
- Blendon & Penhill scores 41 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 (83) and property prices & growth (70); 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 Blendon & Penhill?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Blendon & Penhill 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 29 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Blendon & Penhill expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Blendon & Penhill is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 14/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Blendon & Penhill?
- Blendon & Penhill scores 48 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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