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Blendon & Penhill
Bexley, London
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.
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- 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)
- 155 open venues (59 food and drink, 96 other)
Blendon & Penhill score highlights
- Safety Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London (score 86/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 69/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
69/ 100
- Purchase affordability65
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)80
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
86/ 100
- Personal safety85
- Property crime89
- Anti-social behaviour84
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Connectivity
29/ 100
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
52/ 100
- Air quality78
- Quietness13
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Cultural Signal
16/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
155 open venues nearby — 59 food & drink, 96 other.
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Education
48/ 100
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools50
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Heritage
4/ 100
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
64/ 100
- Green spaces86
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Penhill Park (8 ha). ~35 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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