Bilton Road Erith, Bexley
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (DA8), about 360 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 20100143.
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Bexley costs £2,366 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Slade Green, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Slade Green Medical Ctr., about 750 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Bexley in 2026-27: Band D £2,366 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,578 | £1,841 | £2,103 | £2,366 | £2,892 | £3,418 | £3,944 | £4,733 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (65% of about 1,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Erith Riverside: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Abbey Car Breakers, Wheatley Terrace Road, Erith (Balance Site F), not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Abbey Car Breakers, Wheatley Terrace Road, Erith (Balance Site F), not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Morrisons Erith: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 176 Slade Green Road, Erith: up to 42 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Linpac Site And Adjoining Warehouse, Richmer Road, Erith, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Linpac Corrugated Cases Ltd, Richmer Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 165 Hazel Road, Erith, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA8 2AN | zone 3 | 0 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| DA8 2QA | zone 3 | 0 / 8 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 5 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA8 2AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DA8 2QA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bilton Road Slade Green | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stone Crossing - Horns Cross | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km (6.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 45 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Slade Green Medical Ctr. | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,140 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | South Road Allotments 3.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Howbury moated site, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Howbury moated site | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Bay | Bay | 360 m north-west |
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Lime Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 32 |
6 of the street's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bexley: see them on the Bexley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Church of England/Christian | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Peareswood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Leigh Academy Bexley | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Construction College Canteen At Erith Training Cent DA8 2AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Erith Yacht Club DA8 2AD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Jrk Bros. Also T/A ASEC Group Ltd DA8 2AD | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Terrace Catering DA8 2AJ | Other catering premises | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Impact Food Group @ Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary DA8 2EL | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| The Royal Alfred Premier DA8 2AQ | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bilton Road (14); On or near Manor Road (2); On or near Rainbow Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Manor Road · Manor Road · Turpin Lane · Canada Road · Dabbling Close · Rainbow Road · Snipe Close · Cornwallis Close · Columbus Square · Colombus Square · Raleigh Close · Scarlet Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.