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Housing in DA17 6FF

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

Neighbourhood
Belvedere & Lessness Heath
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,946 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48%). Flats make up 50.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

DA17 6FFEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached21.5%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat48%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.3% of households in the DA17 6FF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.7% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.

DA17 6FF
43%
40%
17%
England
  • Owned43.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented39.5%20.5%
  • Social rented16.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA17 6FFEngland
Owned outright13.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association13.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA17 6FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.6%). 30.7% of households include dependent children.

DA17 6FFEngland
Living alone, under 6622.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.1%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 6FF (Belvedere & Lessness Heath) (about 2,946 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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