Housing in DA7 6PL
What the homes in DA7 6PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnehurst North
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
DA7 6PLBexleyheath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (53.9%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
80.1% of households in the DA7 6PL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 42.3% own outright and 37.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented9.8%20.5%
- Social rented9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.5%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DA7 6PL (Barnehurst North) (about 1,634 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.