MURCHISON AVENUE, DA5 3LJ House Prices & Local Information

DA5 3LJ is a sought-after residential area on Murchison Avenue, 0.5km from Hurst in Bexley. Administratively it sits within St Mary's & St James ward and the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.

One of the more sought-after postcodes in DA5, DA5 3LJ offers a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. By day, the area transitions to a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 42 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 93% of residents own their home — above average for the district, consistent with a stable and sought-after address.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 16 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Prices average £409k. The area ranks among the least deprived 20% in England — a strong signal of community wellbeing, good schools, and low crime.

Census 2021 statistics for DA5 3LJ are sourced from Output Area E00002195 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.