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Northumberland Heath
Bexley, London
Northumberland Heath sits between Erith and Bexleyheath on the low ridge above the Thames, a quiet outer-London ward of interwar semis and local shopping parades along Brook Street and Bexley Road. The scores here lean hard on the everyday basics: high safety, clean air, and twenty-two Ofsted outstanding rated schools within a reasonable journey. The largest park, Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground, runs to around nine hectares, and the grid of residential streets is comfortably walkable. The single listed building, the Grade II former Erith and District Hospital X-ray Department, is a reminder of the area's long municipal service rather than a draw in itself. The downsides are real and familiar: no Underground, a Southeastern rail offer from Slade Green and Erith that takes the long way into town, a thin cultural footprint, and only about twelve hectares of green space across the ward. It is a working suburb, not a destination.
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- Limited public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 0.9% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground (9.3 hectares)
- 69 open venues (51 food and drink, 18 other)
Northumberland Heath score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 82/100).
- Safety Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London (score 71/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 1/100).
Northumberland Heath, layer by layer
Property prices & growth
69/ 100
- Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability80
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)64
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Safety
71/ 100
- Personal safety65
- Property crime80
- Anti-social behaviour68
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Connectivity
25/ 100
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
82/ 100
- Air quality90
- Quietness70
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Cultural Signal
18/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
69 open venues nearby — 51 food & drink, 18 other.
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Education
44/ 100
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools32
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Heritage
2/ 100
1 listed building · 1% under a conservation area
- The X-ray Department, Formerly the Underground Hospital, Erith and District HospitalGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
58/ 100
- Green spaces77
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground (9 ha). ~12 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1/ 100
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