WEST STREET, DA8 1AW House Prices & Local Information

DA8 1AW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on West Street, 0.4km from Hillside in Bexley. Administratively it sits within Erith ward and the Erith and Thamesmead constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DA8 1AW is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. By day, the area transitions to a teachers and carers in metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. With residents averaging 28 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 69% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 51% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Bexley. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £167k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 38.0% year-on-year.

Census 2021 statistics for DA8 1AW are sourced from Output Area E00001974 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.