St Leonards Close London, Bexley
13 addresses across 1 postcode (DA16), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20101384.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £490,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Welling, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Danson Park, is about 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Welling Medical Practice, about 80 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 111 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £402,000 | £402,000 | £402,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £236,000 | £236,000 | £236,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £182,500 | £182,500 | £182,500 |
| 1999 | 2 | £150,500 | £142,000 | £159,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2025 | 11 DA16 2DN | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2024 | 2 DA16 2DN | Other | £740,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Sep 2021 | 4 DA16 2DN | Terraced | £440,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2019 | 5 DA16 2DN | Detached | £402,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2014 | 6 DA16 2DN | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2006 | 3 DA16 2DN | Semi-detached | £236,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2002 | 4 DA16 2DN | Terraced | £182,500 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 10 DA16 2DN | Terraced | £159,000 | |
| 21 Apr 1999 | 10 DA16 2DN | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1998 | 5 DA16 2DN | Detached | £105,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (4); House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (30% of about 810 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)
- 1st Floor, 118 and 120 Welling High Street, Welling, permissioned (200 m)
- 104 & 106 Welling High Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 39 - 69, Welling High Street, permissioned (350 m)
- 39 - 69 Welling High Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 21a, Welling High Street, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Central Avenue: up to 5 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 107 - 113, Central Avenue, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 46 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA16 2DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bexleyheath 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hook Lane / St Leonards Close Welling | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 67 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 39.4 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Welling Medical Practice | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mistvale Chemist | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hook Lane Dental Surgery | 70 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bexleyheath Police Station | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Falconwood Park Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Danson Park 74 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Approach Allotment 1,530 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 74 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stables to Danson Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m (0.5 miles) east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stables to Danson Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Danson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Danson Park Mansion | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Hill Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Parish Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Erith Marshes | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
2 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| Danson Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bexley Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Welling School | Secondary | 11–18 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| East Wickham Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Foster's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Barrington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harris Academy Falconwood | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crook Log Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Contract Dining Company C/O Hook Lane Primary DA16 2AA | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Icakes DA16 3PA | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Devi's Corner DA16 3PA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Noodle City DA16 1TJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Card Factory DA16 1TJ | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Salvation Army Foodbank Welling DA16 1TJ | Other catering premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Worths Bakery DA16 1TJ | Manufacturers/packers | 210 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Giggling Sausage DA16 1TJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 17 Jan 2026 |
| KFC Welling - Bellegrove Road DA16 3PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Cafe Deluxe DA16 3PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Novo Prep DA16 3PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Mr Spice Indian Supermarket DA16 1TY | Retailers - other | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Pepi Balkanfood DA16 3PR | Retailers - other | 220 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 22 May 2026 |
| The Hangar Welling DA16 3PB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2021 |
| Savers Health & Beauty DA16 3HE | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near A207 (32); On or near Marwood Close (21); On or near Supermarket (20); On or near Churchfield Road (13); On or near St Leonards Close (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- DA16 2DN: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Midwinter Close · Danson Crescent · Churchfield Road · Lancelot Road · Marwood Close · St John's Road · St Johns Road · Welling High Street · Dansington Road · Monmouth Close · Porthkerry Avenue · Coton 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.