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Housing in DA8 2FJ

What the homes in DA8 2FJ 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
2,505 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.3%). Flats make up 30.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

DA8 2FJEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached43.3%31.5%
Terraced22.6%23%
Purpose-built flat30.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.3% of households in the DA8 2FJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 11.9% own outright and 56.4% with a mortgage.

DA8 2FJ
68%
14%
13%
England
  • Owned68.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.3%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA8 2FJEngland
Owned outright11.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan56.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.2%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association10.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 16.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA8 2FJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33.1%). 44.6% of households include dependent children.

DA8 2FJEngland
Living alone, under 6613.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.5%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children33.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.7%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 2FJ (Slade Green & Crayford Marshes) (about 2,505 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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