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Housing in DA17 6FA

What the homes in DA17 6FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Erith West
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,403 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.7%). Flats make up 30.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

DA17 6FAEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached23.2%31.5%
Terraced40.7%23%
Purpose-built flat22%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.4% of households in the DA17 6FA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.2% own outright and 41.2% with a mortgage.

DA17 6FA
60%
23%
England
  • Owned60.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership7%1%
  • Private rented23%20.5%
  • Social rented9.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA17 6FAEngland
Owned outright19.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council3.8%8.3%
From a housing association5.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA17 6FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.1%). 37.4% of households include dependent children.

DA17 6FAEngland
Living alone, under 6618%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bexley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bexley (August 2026, +1.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BexleyEngland
All homes£1,537£1,459
One bedroom£1,229£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,526£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,865£1,489
Four or more£2,424£2,161
Detached£2,268£1,640
Semi-detached£1,977£1,449
Terraced£1,790£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,387£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DA17 6FA (Erith West) (about 2,403 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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