Is Bexley a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bexley, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 4,409 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bexley, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 4,409 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Bexley sold for £413,343 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.0% on a year earlier. Across Bexley, police record 78 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bexley, the nearest primary school is Upland Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Lift Bexleyheath, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is The Albion Surgery, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Bexleyheath station is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across Bexley, police record 78 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bexley sold for £413,343 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £736,523, semi-detached £534,337, terraced £416,198, flats £244,998. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Upland Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Lift Bexleyheath, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Bexleyheath is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £75,592 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.