Bexley

23°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 24° / 15° · 11% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:23

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bexley, United Kingdom

184 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour67
• Violence & sexual offences47
• Shoplifting23
• Public order15

13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: St Mary's and St James · Metropolitan

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

334 reported road collisions (2024)

76 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 28.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 415 rated 4–5 ★ (326 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Bexley (0.2 km)
• 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£351,594 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Dartford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,570 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,089
• 2 bed £1,415
• 3 bed £1,703

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

10.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.1 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (10.3 km)

41 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

132 charging locations within ~8 km

• 34 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Thanet Road Car Park, 4 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches36
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Review of Local Government Reorganisation launched· 7 Sept 2026
• Ministers decide future shape of Kent and Medway’s councils· 16 Jul 2026
• Dartford dances in tribute to Len Goodman· 1 Jul 2026
• Toe-tapping tribute to Len Goodman to be unveiled in Dartford· 22 May 2026
• New Mayor elected for 2026-27· 7 May 2026

Source: Dartford Council

116,753 residents in Dartford · 1,605/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 145 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,375 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 50,530)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

43 schools · 24,771 pupils

29 primary · 11 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 16 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dartford

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• In a conservation area (Old Bexley)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

132 applications decided

78.8% granted · 104 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Mr Louie French

Conservative

Old Bexley and Sidcup

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 10
• Con 28
• Ref 2
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens74
• Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,645 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

337 jobs advertised · £43,450 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - Bromley, Roadside Technician - Bromley, Residential End of Lease Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

£832 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,680 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

57% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 52,048 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

75% low-carbon electricity

Wind 36% · Solar 28% · Imports 17% · Nuclear 10%

42 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.1 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in DA5

• Plas Meddyg Surgery
• Bhnc Enhanced Access Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Old Bexley and Sidcup:

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test460 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office352 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership315 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s279 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make it compulsory for children to wear gloves ice skating 212 local signatures · 28,170 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Bexley F.C. · 0.5 km

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  Beths Grammar School · 0.6 km

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  Black Prince, Bexley · 0.7 km

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