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Housing in DA7 6PH

What the homes in DA7 6PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barnehurst North
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,682 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.8%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

DA7 6PHEngland
Detached3.2%22.9%
Semi-detached65.8%31.5%
Terraced7.2%23%
Purpose-built flat20%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.1% of households in the DA7 6PH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.6% own outright and 46.5% with a mortgage.

DA7 6PH
84%
England
  • Owned84.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA7 6PHEngland
Owned outright37.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan46.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA7 6PHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.3%). 33.2% of households include dependent children.

DA7 6PHEngland
Living alone, under 6610.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 DA7 6PH (Barnehurst North) (about 1,682 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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