Area Information for Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ

Summary Back to Top

Sandy Road in Erith is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Erith ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Erith and Thamesmead. This page combines information for the address Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of DA8 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for DA8 1FJ.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Bexley
Ward Erith
Constituency Erith and Thamesmead * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ:

Strata Road, Erith, DA8 1FL
Ballast Road, Erith, DA8 1FN
Bronze Walk, Erith, DA8 1FY
Bronze Walk, Erith, DA8 1GF
Ballast Road, Erith, DA8 1FR
Ballast Road, Erith, DA8 1FP

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about DA8 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (6 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 6 property sales in Sandy Road since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Sandy Road, Erith consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 7
Semi-Detached 25
Terraced 98
Flat (Purpose-Built) 11
Flat (Converted) 6
Total 147
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 32
Owned with Mortgage 57
Shared Ownership 13
Rented: From Council 5
Rented: Other Social 15
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 19
Rented: Other 5
Rent Free 1
Total 147

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 30
Two People 30
Three People 26
Four People 39
Five People 15
Six People 4
Seven People 2
8+ People 0
Total 146

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Sandy Road, Erith consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 30
Family Household 98
Other Household 17
Total 145

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 67
Deprived In One Dimension 60
Deprived In Two Dimensions 15
Deprived In Three Dimensions 5
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 147

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Erith and Thamesmead constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 52% male.

Gender
Male 228
Female 211
Total 439

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around DA8 1FJ has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 27% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 32
5-9 37
10-14 49
15-19 21
20-24 26
25-29 39
30-34 33
35-39 32
40-44 35
45-49 30
50-54 27
55-59 24
60-64 18
65-69 13
70-74 8
75-79 7
80-84 6
85+ 1
Total 438

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode DA8 1FJ does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 146
Married 123
Separated 12
Divorced 26
Widowed 9
Total 316

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 228
Good 160
Fair 39
Bad 11
Very Bad 4
Total 442

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 111
Apprenticeship 18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 46
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
No GCSEs or Equivalent 58
Other 3
Total 314

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

Sandy Road, Erith can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 62% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 272
Mixed Ethnicity 31
Indian 14
Pakistani 8
Bangladeshi 3
Chinese 2
Other Asian 8
Black African 74
Black Caribbean 5
Other Black/African/Caribbean 10
Other 8
Total 435

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 322
European Union 34
Rest of Europe 4
Africa 49
Middle East and Asia 28
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 2
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 440

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 322
10+ Years 90
5-10 Years 17
2-5 Years 6
Less Than 2 Years 4
Total 439

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to DA8 1FJ.

Passport(s) Held
None 57
United Kingdom 333
Republic of Ireland 2
European Union 34
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 13
Middle East or Asia 3

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 160
Christian 218
Buddhist 0
Hindu 13
Jewish 0
Muslim 17
Sikh 8
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 23
Total 439

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 124
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 53
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 31
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 8
Unemployed 13
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 17
Retired 35
Looking After Home or Family 20
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 7
Other 7
Total 315

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 15
Professional Occupations 43
Associate Professional Occupations 20
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 29
Skilled Trades Occupations 18
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 26
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 21
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 21
Elementary Occupations 25
Total 218

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 33
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 52
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 51
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 37
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 17
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 49
Semi-Routine Occupation 39
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 25
Full-time Student 15
Total 318

Policing and Crime (83) Back to Top

Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ is within the Erith policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 83 crimes were reported within half a mile of DA8 1FJ.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 83 crimes committed near Sandy Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Erith
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to DA8 1FJ. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for DA8 1FJ.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest railway station is Erith, approximately 810 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Erith 810 yards
Belvedere 0.9 miles
Barnehurst 1.2 miles
Slade Green 1.5 miles
Bexleyheath 1.8 miles
Abbey Wood 2 miles
Crayford 2.4 miles
Rainham (Essex) 2.7 miles
Welling 2.9 miles
Bexley 2.9 miles
Purfleet 3.1 miles
Dagenham Dock 3.2 miles
Barking Riverside 3.3 miles
Dartford 3.4 miles
Plumstead 3.5 miles
Albany Park 3.6 miles
Falconwood 4 miles
Woolwich (Elizabeth line) 4 miles
Woolwich Arsenal 4.1 miles
Sidcup 4.2 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest Overground station is Barking Riverside, approximately 3.3 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest is Lime Wood Primary School, approximately 70 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Lime Wood Primary School 70 yards  
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School 550 yards
    
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School 820 yards
    
Belvedere Infant School 0.7 miles
    
Lessness Heath Primary School 0.7 miles
    
Northumberland Heath Primary School 0.7 miles
    
Belvedere Junior School 0.7 miles
    
Barnehurst Infant School 0.9 miles
    
Barnehurst Junior School 0.9 miles
    
Fairford Academy Barnehurst 1 mile
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest is Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere, approximately 540 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere 540 yards
    
Leigh Academy Bexley 0.5 miles
    
Harris Garrard Academy (All Through) 1.6 miles
    
Bexleyheath Academy 1.8 miles
    
Horizons Academy Bexley 1.9 miles
    
St Catherine's Catholic School 1.9 miles
    
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy 2 miles
    
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School 2.1 miles
    
Welling School 2.4 miles
    
Pulse and Water College 2.4 miles  

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest is Northumberland Heath Med.Ctr., approximately 650 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest is Mayor and Tokareva, approximately 800 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest is Erith and District Hospital, approximately 640 yards away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ. The nearest is L Dollay, approximately 0.6 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in DA8 1FJ

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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