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Belvedere & Lessness Heath

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About

Belvedere sits on the south bank of the Thames in the London Borough of Bexley. The town centre is clustered around the railway — Belvedere station on the North Kent Line links the area with central London and towns east along the river — and a strip of riverside industry and depots runs along the foreshore, including the Belvedere oil terminal and associated wharves. Local shopping parades, schools and parish churches are arranged along the main roads that climb away from the river, and pockets of post‑war housing and late‑Victorian terraces mark the built pattern.

Lessness Heath lies immediately south of Belvedere and retains traces of its past as common land, with a recreation ground, allotments and a patchwork of open space that appears on older maps. Community facilities include sports fields and small local halls rather than large civic centres; bus routes link the two areas to neighbouring Bexleyheath and Dartford. The combination of the North Kent rail link, the riverside industrial frontage and the surviving commonland gives the neighbourhood a clear local identity within Bexley.

Area overview

On average Belvedere & Lessness Heath has high deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 73 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 21.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Belvedere & Lessness Heath is £66,257 per year. There are 3 schools in Belvedere & Lessness Heath: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has low public transport connectivity. Belvedere & Lessness Heath is home to around 10,231 people, with a population density of about 4,431.3 per km2.

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
73
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
21.7%
Connectivity
4/10

Area Profile

Belvedere & Lessness Heath Population
10,231
Population density
4,431.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
33.23(+7%)
Shoplifting
26.39(+164%)
Anti-social behaviour
21.8(-19%)
Criminal damage and arson
7.92(+39%)
Vehicle crime
6.94(-26%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
4,596
44.95%
African
1,763
17.24%
Other White
1,208
11.82%
Indian
553
5.41%
Other Black
312
3.05%
Total population: 10,224

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,726
34.48%
No qualifications
1,584
20.04%
Level 3 (A level)
1,138
14.39%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,048
13.26%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
797
10.08%
Total 16+ residents: 7,906

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,187
29.8%
Private landlord or letting agency
1,085
27.24%
Owns outright
791
19.86%
Other social rented
625
15.69%
Social rents from council
179
4.49%
Total households: 3,983

Property prices in Belvedere & Lessness Heath

Based on 81 recent sales, the median property price is £315,000 in Belvedere & Lessness Heath area, with individual transactions ranging from £155,000 up to £620,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Belvedere & Lessness Heath in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Belvedere & Lessness Heath over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached2£536,250
Terraced33£375,000
Semi-Detached13£400,000
Flats33£255,000

10 years median price trend in Belvedere & Lessness Heath

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Belvedere & Lessness Heath.

All postcodes in Belvedere & Lessness Heath

DA175QA

Picardy Street

DA175DG

Abbey Road

DA175JH

Cheshunt Road

DA175EL

Gloucester Road

DA175BU

Lessness Park

DA175BX

Coleman Road

DA176LB

Waterfield Close

DA175AP

Upper Sheridan Road

DA176FD

Clydesdale Way

DA175DW

Elstree Gardens

DA175AZ

Abbey Crescent

DA176FH

Clydesdale Way

DA175AW

Coleman Road

DA175BT

Lessness Park

DA176FF

Little Brights Road

DA176DY

Lower Road

DA175EE

Woolwich Road

DA175EP

Court Avenue

DA175JR

Standard Road

DA175JN

Nuxley Road

DA176DB

Gladeswood Road

DA176FS

Belvedere

DA176DW

Halt Robin Road

DA175DB

Gilbert Road

DA175HL

Braesyde Close

DA175JE

Nuxley Road

DA175QB

Dylan Road

DA175JY

Grosvenor Road

DA175HS

Morvale Close

DA175LZ

Wynford Place

DA175JB

Cheshunt Road

DA175AB

Paroma Road

DA175QD

Dylan Road

DA175QQ

Picardy Street

DA175HZ

Nuxley Road

DA176AH

Crabtree Manorway South

DA175BL

Lessness Park

DA175BJ

Clive Road

DA175EX

Havelock Road

DA175QG

Picardy Street

DA176FQ

Crabtree Manorway North

DA175QE

Dylan Road

DA176DE

Lower Road

DA175ND

Wadeville Close

DA176AG

St Thomas Road

DA175LF

Bedwell Road

DA175HP

St Augustine's Road

DA176FP

Clydesdale Way

DA175JG

Nuxley Road

DA175BS

Kentish Road

DA175PS

Ambrook Road

DA175AS

Gertrude Road

DA176DN

Halt Robin Road

DA176EH

Lower Park Road

DA175ET

Nelson Road

DA175DX

Woolwich Road

DA175BF

Ruskin Road

DA176JL

Station Road North

DA175LT

Albert Road

DA175AE

Upper Abbey Road

DA175HW

Hadley Road

DA175QU

Shortlands Close

DA175BY

Draper Close

DA175AJ

Upper Abbey Road

DA175JD

Hoddesdon Road

DA175LJ

Albert Road

DA175LS

Albert Road

DA175HQ

Kingswood Avenue

DA175NB

Hoddesdon Road

DA175AA

Paroma Road

DA176FG

Little Brights Road

DA175EU

Raglan Road

DA176JP

Maida Road

DA175QY

Shortlands Close

DA175QX

Laymarsh Close

DA176EJ

Lower Park Road

DA175AG

Upper Abbey Road

DA175EW

Woolwich Road

DA175LD

Nuxley Road

DA175JW

Hertford Walk

DA176JS

Caldy Road

DA176FB

Clydesdale Way

DA175LQ

Albert Road

DA175ED

Essenden Road

DA176EF

Lower Park Road

DA176FR

Belvedere

DA175DA

Gilbert Road

DA175QT

Hattersfield Close

DA175EG

Essenden Road

DA175BQ

Lessness Park

DA176JN

Norman Road

DA175LE

Bedwell Road

DA175AU

Lyndon Road

DA175QJ

Strickland Road

DA176DF

Lower Road

DA175LL

Alfred Road

DA176JR

Sutherland Road

DA175DE

Abbey Road

DA176BT

Crabtree Manorway North

DA175BP

Orchard Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/06/2026.