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Bursted Wood: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Bursted Wood neighbourhood of Bexley, England (ONS area Bexley 011). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes DA7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DA7 5EP.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification
Bursted Wood is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Bexley (4 of 21 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £500,000 and flats for £320,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bexley (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Bexleyheath, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£500,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£320,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£76,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Bursted Wood sits in Bexley
- Typical house price: 6th highest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Bexley with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 14th highest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Bursted Wood
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bexley, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bexleyheath Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (880 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Cannon Street (34 to 46 min) and Gravesend (about 24 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Oct 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Lift Bexleyheath 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Apr 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Bursted Wood
What is the typical house price in Bursted Wood?
£500,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
How does Bursted Wood compare with the rest of Bexley?
Typical house price: 6th highest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley. Typical flat price: the highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Bexley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 14th highest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley.
Is Bursted Wood an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Bursted Wood gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Bursted Wood?
Bexleyheath. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (880 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Cannon Street (34 to 46 min) and Gravesend (about 24 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Bursted Wood?
Nearest state primary school. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Lift Bexleyheath. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Apr 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.