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Foots Cray Meadows: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Foots Cray Meadows neighbourhood of Bexley, England (ONS area Bexley 028). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes DA14, DA5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DA14 5LA.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Foots Cray Meadows is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Bexley (3 of 21 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £435,000 and flats for £272,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Bexley (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Albany Park, is about a 20-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
£435,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£272,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
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 +0.16; 3 of 21 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£66,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Foots Cray Meadows sits in Bexley
- Typical house price: 11th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley
- Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Bexley with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 4th lowest 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 Foots Cray Meadows
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
3 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bexley, 0 the other way and 18 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
- New-build activity
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Albany Park Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 9.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 37 min) and Dartford (about 11 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 Hope Community School 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Cleeve Park School 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
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 Foots Cray Meadows
What is the typical house price in Foots Cray Meadows?
£435,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
How does Foots Cray Meadows compare with the rest of Bexley?
Typical house price: 11th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley. Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Bexley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley.
Is Foots Cray Meadows an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Foots Cray Meadows gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.16; 3 of 21 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Foots Cray Meadows?
Albany Park. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 9.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 37 min) and Dartford (about 11 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Foots Cray Meadows?
Nearest state primary school. Hope Community School. 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Cleeve Park School. 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
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.