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DA8 Northumberland Heath — Family Area Report

Northumberland Heath · Bexley

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Bexley£2,287/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%44.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

DA8 is the London postcode area covering Northumberland Heath in the London Borough of Bexley. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 0 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Canary Wharf in 52 min on the morning rush. 44.3% of households here have dependent children — very high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density92
Commute70

Schools

0 within 1 mile

  • No GIAS records matched this postcode.

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    3

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Slow · 46–55 min
    Waterloo
    70 min
    via Southeastern & Elizabeth line & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    67 min
    via Southeastern & Elizabeth line & Metropolitan
    Liverpool Street
    57 min
    via Southeastern & Elizabeth line
    Canary WharfFastest
    52 min
    via Southeastern & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    73 min
    via Southeastern & Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    76 min
    via Southeastern & Elizabeth line & District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 52 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode DA8. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    DA8 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Northumberland Heath, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is DA8 a good area for families?
    DA8 (Northumberland Heath, Bexley) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in DA8?
    There are 0 schools within a mile of DA8, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. DA8 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is DA8?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in DA8 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, DA8 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from DA8 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from DA8 is Canary Wharf in about 52 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in DA8?
    44.3% of households in DA8's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

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