6,209
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
42 · 2.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£502,364
Median property price
261
Postcodes
Overview of West Heath
Coordinates51.4760, 0.1296
Postcodes
261
Population (Census)
16,626
Households (Census)
6,209
Recorded crime · May '26
42 · 2.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Heath
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.79 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Heath
Property sales · West Heath
HM Land Registry · West Heath
Average price
£482,179
YoY: +0.6%
Median price: £491,469
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £529,375
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£529k£478k£426k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 West Heath
Crime trends · West Heath
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY -11%
ASB
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -11%
Vehicle Crime
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in West Heath
Ethnicity
White Brit.68.4%
Indian6.9%
African5.3%
Other White4.4%
Other Asian3.2%
+ 4 other groups · 11.8%
Religion
Christian50.5%
No religion30.8%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu4.3%
Sikh4.2%
+ 2 other religions · 4.5%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4919.8%
25–3410.8%
65–7410.3%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
Any member 66+12.6%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
+ 8 other households · 34.8%
Schools in West Heath
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bedonwell Junior School
Bexley · DA17 5PF
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Hillsgrove Primary School
Bexley · DA16 1DR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School
Bexley · DA17 5PF
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Heath
Postcodes in West Heath
DA16 1ARDA16 1ASDA16 1ATDA16 1AUDA16 1AXDA16 1AYDA16 1AZDA16 1BBDA16 1BDDA16 1BEDA16 1BGDA16 1BHDA16 1BJDA16 1BLDA16 1BNDA16 1BPDA16 1BQDA16 1BSDA16 1BTDA16 1BUDA16 1BWDA16 1DADA16 1DBDA16 1DDDA16 1DHDA16 1DJDA16 1DLDA16 1DNDA16 1DPDA16 1DRDA16 1DSDA16 1DTDA16 1DUDA16 1DWDA16 1DXDA16 1DYDA16 1DZDA16 1EBDA16 1EHDA16 1EJDA16 1ELDA16 1ENDA16 1EPDA16 1EQDA16 1ERDA16 1ESDA16 1ETDA16 1EUDA16 1EWDA16 1EXDA16 1EYDA16 1EZDA16 1HFDA16 1HJDA16 1HZDA16 1JADA16 1JHDA16 1JJDA17 5NRDA17 5NTDA17 5NYDA17 5NZDA17 5PADA17 5PBDA17 5PDDA17 5PEDA17 5PFDA17 5PGDA17 5PHDA17 5PQDA7 4SEDA7 4SFDA7 4SGDA7 4SSDA7 4SXDA7 4SYDA7 4SZDA7 4TADA7 4TNDA7 4TWDA7 4TYDA7 4TZDA7 4UADA7 4UBDA7 4UEDA7 4UFDA7 4UGDA7 4UQDA7 5ESDA7 5ETDA7 5EUDA7 5EXDA7 5EYDA7 5EZDA7 5HADA7 5HBDA7 5HDDA7 5HEDA7 5HFDA7 5HGDA7 5HHDA7 5HJDA7 5HLDA7 5HNDA7 5HPDA7 5HQDA7 5HRDA7 5HWDA7 5JFDA7 5JGDA7 5JHDA7 5JJDA7 5JLDA7 5JNDA7 5JPDA7 5JQDA7 5JRDA7 5JSDA7 5JTDA7 5JU