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Housing in DA8 1FB

What the homes in DA8 1FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Erith East
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,535 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64%). Flats make up 68.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

DA8 1FBEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached19.1%31.5%
Terraced7.9%23%
Purpose-built flat64%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.1% of households in the DA8 1FB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 13.5% with a mortgage.

DA8 1FB
33%
12%
14%
41%
England
  • Owned33.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership12.1%1%
  • Private rented14.1%20.5%
  • Social rented40.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA8 1FBEngland
Owned outright19.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council5.6%8.3%
From a housing association35%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA8 1FBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.4%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

DA8 1FBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children9.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.7%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 DA8 1FB (Erith East) (about 2,535 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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