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Housing in DA8 3JP

What the homes in DA8 3JP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lesney Farm & Colyers East
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,732 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (71.6%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

DA8 3JPEngland
Detached5.1%22.9%
Semi-detached71.6%31.5%
Terraced7.1%23%
Purpose-built flat14.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.6% of households in the DA8 3JP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.

DA8 3JP
59%
33%
England
  • Owned58.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented7.3%20.5%
  • Social rented33.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA8 3JPEngland
Owned outright26.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council6.6%8.3%
From a housing association26.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 20.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA8 3JPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.3%). 30.7% of households include dependent children.

DA8 3JPEngland
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children9.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households12%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 3JP (Lesney Farm & Colyers East) (about 1,732 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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