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Bellingham
Lewisham, London
PocketsBeckenham Hill (north-east · Home Park · Southend Park · Beckenham Place Park)Bellingham & Perry Hill (Bellingham Green · south-east)
Bellingham sits in the south of Lewisham on the boundary with Bromley, an inter-war estate ward built out by the London County Council in the 1920s around the Bellingham cottage estate. The whole ward falls inside conservation area recognising the planned character. The five listed buildings include the Grade II* Beckenham Place Mansion and its Grade II north lodges (the 82-hectare park sits partly in the ward), plus the Grade II Fellowship Inn on the estate itself. Total green space reaches 81 hectares, air quality scores well, and thirteen outstanding-rated schools sit within reach. Public-transport access is moderate with Bellingham and Beckenham Hill on Southeastern. The weak points: safety sits below the borough median, food and retail venues along the estate parades are thin (25 food venues), and market conditions are modest.
- Strongest68Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong67Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 7 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Beckenham Place Park (71.8 hectares)
- 91 open venues (28 food and drink, 63 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
53Better than 62% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability85
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)24
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Bellingham: 51 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
30Better than 13% of London
- Personal safety23
- Property crime34
- Anti-social behaviour36
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Connectivity
42Better than 45% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
67Better than 80% of London
- Air quality62
- Quietness75
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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 & culture7
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
91 open venues nearby — 28 food & drink, 63 other.
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For Bellingham: the mix behind 91 open venues—% independent
Education
52Better than 45% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools50
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For Bellingham: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
49Better than 69% of London
5 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Beckenham Place MansionGrade II*
- North Lodges of Beckenham PlaceGrade II
- The Fellowship Inn Public House and Attached HallGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
68Better than 68% of London
- Green spaces91
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Beckenham Place Park (72 ha). ~82 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
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- Is Bellingham safe?
- Bellingham scores 30 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. 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 Bellingham a good place to live?
- Bellingham scores 42 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 nature access (68) and air & quiet (67); its weakest is area development (2). 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 Bellingham?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Bellingham 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 42 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Bellingham expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Bellingham 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 Bellingham?
- Bellingham scores 52 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 7 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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