Housing in DA8 2DS
What the homes in DA8 2DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Slade Green & Crayford Marshes
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
DA8 2DSErith
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.1%). Flats make up 47.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
39.8% of households in the DA8 2DS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented45%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25.5% 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 (19.9%). 37.4% 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 DA8 2DS (Slade Green & Crayford Marshes) (about 2,055 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.