Erith Area Guide | £289k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
14,291
Households
5,525
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 13.4 per 1k
5,525
Households
White Brit. · 46%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 13.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£288,750
Median property price
225
Postcodes
5,525
Households
White Brit. · 46%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 13.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£288,750
Median property price
225
Postcodes

Sold prices in Erith

England & Wales
Property sales · Erith
HM Land Registry · Erith
Average price
£318,309
YoY: +2.4%
Median price: £248,226
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £236,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£455k£343k£232k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Erith

England & Wales
Crime trends · Erith

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
72
YoY +80%
725028
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
37
YoY +37%
422915
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY —
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
33170
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

191
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Erith

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models · Fluvial Models · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Bexley.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Bexley

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Erith

GPs make up most of the mapped places

21 GPs · 8 Libraries · 3 Museums · 34 in all

  • GPs21
  • Libraries8
  • Museums3
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Erith

Coordinates51.4817, 0.1709
Postcodes
225
Population (Census)
14,291
Households (Census)
5,525
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 13.4 per 1k

Demographics in Erith

Ethnicity

Total residents: 14,310
White Brit.46.3%
African20.3%
Other White8.1%
Indian5.1%
Other Black3.3%
+ 8 other groups · 16.9%

Religion

Total residents: 14,297
Christian50.9%
No religion31.2%
Muslim5.8%
Not answered4.8%
Sikh3.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 14,291
35–4921.9%
25–3416.3%
50–6415.3%
10–158.9%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%

Households

Total households: 5,525
Other19.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.8%
Any member 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.5%
+ 8 other households · 34.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Erith

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.82 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Erith