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Crayford
Bexley, London
PocketsCrayford (Stanham River · Wansunt · north-east · Shenstone Park · Station Road · River Cray · Braeburn Park)Barnehurst South (Phoenix Sports Club · Hall Place Gardens)Lesney Farm & Colyers East
Crayford sits at the far south-eastern edge of Greater London where the River Cray meets the Dartford Marshes. The ward has a town-edge feel, with a small historic core, a retail park and a great deal of green on its southern and eastern flanks. Heritage is a genuine strength: nineteen listed buildings including the Grade I Hall Place and its Grade I garden walls, plus the Grade II* Parish Church of St Paulinus. Braeburn Park runs to nearly twenty hectares and total green space exceeds a hundred hectares, which shows in very strong nature and air-quality scores. Market affordability is one of the best in the dataset. The weaknesses are public-transport — access is low, there is no Tube, and the ward depends on Crayford and Slade Green National Rail services. Outstanding-rated schools nearby are thin at two, and cultural venues are limited to the town-centre offer.
- Strongest78Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Also strong71Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 19 listed buildings
- 1.1% covered by a conservation area
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Braeburn Park (19.9 hectares)
- 467 open venues (92 food and drink, 375 other)
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Hall Place, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house begun in 1537 for Sir John Champneys, sits within the ward with extensive formal gardens.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
78Highest in London
How scores work - Purchase affordability90
- Rent affordability90
- Price momentum (5yr)71
- 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 Crayford: 200 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
64Better than 78% of London
- Personal safety63
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For Crayford: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
27Better than 8% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
71Better than 85% of London
- Air quality90
- Quietness43
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
20Better than 39% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene57
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
467 open venues nearby — 92 food & drink, 375 other.
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For Crayford: the mix behind 467 open venues—% independent
Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools56
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Crayford: 7 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
16Better than 34% of London
19 listed buildings · 1% under a conservation area
- Hall PlaceGrade I
- Garden Wall, Gatepiers and Gates to North Amd West of Hall PlaceGrade I
- Parish Church of St PaulinusGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
67Better than 65% of London
- Green spaces90
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Braeburn Park (20 ha). ~105 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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Crayford, quick answers
- Is Crayford safe?
- Crayford scores 64 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. 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 Crayford a good place to live?
- Crayford scores 43 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 property prices & growth (78) and air & quiet (71); 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 Crayford?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Crayford 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 27 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Crayford expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Crayford is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 18/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Crayford?
- Crayford scores 50 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 1 school within a kilometre holds an Outstanding rating.
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