DA6 8BU
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Property report — DA6 8BU
Open-data due diligence for DA6 8BU and the area around it.
DA6 8BU in brief: 46 recorded sales (£43,000–£585,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DA6 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DA6 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£457,433
Population
13,560
Crimes recorded
40
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DA6 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | £335,000 | 1 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2025-03-31 | £585,000 | 2 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-01-31 | £500,000 | 12 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-12-11 | £525,000 | 22 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-29 | £530,000 | 26 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2023-09-26 | £505,000 | 8 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-11 | £308,000 | 7 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2022-08-02 | £315,000 | 19 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2022-06-24 | £500,000 | 26 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2021-06-23 | £283,000 | 3 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2021-03-15 | £420,000 | 24 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2020-03-13 | £425,000 | 4 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2019-01-18 | £180,000 | 5 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2018-07-03 | £357,500 | 8 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2017-10-27 | £255,000 | 13 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2015-08-07 | £375,000 | 4 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-06 | £365,000 | 22 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-05 | £248,000 | 1 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2015-01-09 | £317,500 | 10 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-19 | £194,500 | 9 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-18 | £205,000 | 3 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2007-10-26 | £200,000 | 7 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2007-10-12 | £264,995 | 20 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2007-02-27 | £239,995 | 4 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2006-08-29 | £225,000 | 20 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2005-12-01 | £234,000 | 10 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2005-06-01 | £172,500 | 1 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-17 | £164,995 | 19 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2005-01-21 | £231,500 | 18 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2004-12-13 | £141,000 | 17 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2004-04-01 | £130,000 | 17 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2002-11-01 | £190,000 | 22 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2001-05-17 | £115,000 | 7 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 2001-05-17 | £175,000 | 2 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-30 | £110,000 | 1 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-19 | £146,000 | 18 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 2000-11-02 | £77,000 | 17 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 1998-11-06 | £43,000 | 11 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 1998-10-29 | £82,500 | 13 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 1998-05-05 | £110,000 | 12 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-23 | £82,000 | 21 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-15 | £69,500 | 13 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 1997-07-15 | £74,500 | 7 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Flat |
| 1997-01-21 | £89,995 | 20 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 1995-05-26 | £104,000 | 2 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Terraced |
| 1995-05-12 | £69,000 | 1 GAINSBOROUGH SQUARE | Semi-detached |
46 recorded sales on DA6 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crook Log Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Barrington Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Foster's Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Upland Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Brampton Primary Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · THE ALBION SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: KINGS @ ERITH & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · ERITH & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · ERITH HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE CROOK LOG PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 8, UPTON ROAD (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · STREET WALL AND GATEWAY TO NORTH OF RED HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CROOK LOG PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BEXLEYHEATH PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BROADWAY PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Bexleyheath (0.4 mi) · Welling (1.2 mi) · Barnehurst (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.7 mi) · Co-Op (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 5,266
Owned 75% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DA6 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DA6 8 (Jun 24–Apr 26, average 41/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DA6 8BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDA6 | SectorDA6 8 | PostcodeDA6 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £411,863 | £457,433 | £245,000 |
| Population | 20,427 | 13,560 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 168 | 40 | — |
| Schools | 6 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 95% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DA6 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.