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Crook Log
Bexley, London
PocketsDanson Park (Red House · Arbuthnot Lane · Old English Garden · Danson Lake)Bexleyheath Broadway (Belvedere Road · Avenue Road)Bostall (Bexleyheath · south)Bursted Wood (Long Lane · Belvedere Road)St Michael's
Crook Log sits in Welling and Bexleyheath, on the southern edge of the A2 and within walking distance of Danson Park. The ward is 1930s suburban at the core, with a strong set of pre-suburban anchors surviving in the landscape. Listed buildings include three at Grade I: Red House, the William Morris and Philip Webb Arts and Crafts house of 1859–60 and the only house commissioned by Morris; Danson House, the Palladian villa built in 1766 by Sir Robert Taylor for Sir John Boyd; and the well head to the south-east of Red House. Danson Park, at just over thirty-seven hectares, is the largest open space in the area. Safety readings are strong, twenty-one outstanding schools lie within reach, and air quality is reasonable. The drawbacks: public transport is only moderate, with no tube and bus-plus-Bexleyheath-rail required for most central-London trips; the planning pipeline is essentially nil; and food and culture options are thin away from Bexleyheath Broadway.
- Strongest72Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong67Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 11 listed buildings
- 0.2% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Danson Park (37.1 hectares)
- 122 open venues (57 food and drink, 65 other)
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Red House in Bexleyheath was designed by Philip Webb for William Morris in 1859–60 and is the only house Morris commissioned, lived in, and created.
Danson House is a Grade I Palladian villa built for Sir John Boyd in 1766 to the designs of Sir Robert Taylor, architect of the Bank of England.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
67Better than 92% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)72
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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 Crook Log: 192 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
72Better than 90% of London
- Personal safety73
- Property crime74
- Anti-social behaviour68
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Connectivity
37Better than 30% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
61Better than 71% of London
- Air quality83
- Quietness28
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
122 open venues nearby — 57 food & drink, 65 other.
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Education
51Better than 38% of London
- Primary schools52
- Secondary schools50
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For Crook Log: 8 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
12Better than 29% of London
11 listed buildings · 0% under a conservation area
- Red HouseGrade I
- Danson Park MansionGrade I
- Well Head to South East of Red HouseGrade I
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
51Better than 20% of London
- Green spaces70
- Waterways10
Largest green space: Danson Park (37 ha). ~44 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Crook Log safe?
- Crook Log scores 72 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 Crook Log a good place to live?
- Crook Log 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 (72) and property prices & growth (67); 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 Crook Log?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Crook Log 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 37 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Crook Log expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Crook Log 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 Crook Log?
- Crook Log scores 51 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 5 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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