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Merlin Road North

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47 recorded sales · median £199,995 · Bexley

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Bexley Council · Conservative-controlled 29/45 seats · 64% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

69/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£200k

median price

7.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£200k

median sold price

12.2 yrs

of local pay to buy

16 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

7.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

605

Violence — most

14.1

NO₂ · WHO 10

11.7%

in a flood zone

744

green spaces

7.8

PM2.5 · WHO 5

369

eat & drink

115

shops

88.3%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£73,500 in 1997 → £236,500 in 2011

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Bexley, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £199,995. That's about 12.2× local earnings — higher than the 12× five-year average.

Sold price history

2011 · 4 sales

Median sold price · median of all 47 sales£199,995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay12.2× · five-year average 12×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership69%

Owned outright

33%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

15%

Social rented

15%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,366

Your band:

London Borough of Bexley£1,856

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,578

Band B£1,841

Band C£2,103

Band D (baseline)£2,366

Band E£2,892

Band F£3,418

Band G£3,944

Band H£4,733

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Bexley how Merlin Road North compares · from Bexley

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: East Wickham +28.8%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
East Wickham	£470,000	+28.8%	223
Crayford	£340,000	+25%	154
Erith	£276,000	+23.9%	126
Albany Park	£530,000	+19.1%	200
Falconwood	£490,000	+18%	136
North End	£350,000	+17.3%	146
Lessness Heath	£368,000	+17.2%	179
Bexleyheath	£421,500	+17.1%	427
The Hollies	£500,000	+15.7%	169
Northumberland Heath	£375,000	+15.4%	246
Welling	£455,000	+15%	298
Blackfen	£436,250	+14.1%	282
Barnehurst	£465,000	+14%	170
Barnes Cray	£382,500	+13.8%	99
Upper Belvedere	£475,000	+12.9%	210
Thamesmead	£354,000	+12.2%	148
Blendon	£457,000	+11.8%	257
West Heath	£460,000	+11%	274
Longlands	£526,000	+8.3%	119
Sidcup	£320,000	+7.4%	252
Foots Cray Estate	£340,000	+7.1%	59
Lower Belvedere	£300,000	+5.2%	152
Bexley	£455,000	+3%	115
Slade Green	£360,000	-0.4%	99
Lamorbey	£322,000	-2.6%	128

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Merlin Road North — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
15 Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£375,000	Jun 2025
28 Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£490,000	Jul 2023
41 MERLIN ROAD NORTH WELLING	Semi-detached	—	—	£407,000	May 2021
31, Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£312,500	Aug 2018
7, Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£309,500	Sep 2017
25, Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£343,000	Sep 2017
37, Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£359,000	Sep 2015
22 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£315,000	Oct 2013
12 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£250,000	Nov 2012
20 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£315,000	Oct 2011
10 MERLIN ROAD NORTH WELLING	Semi-detached	—	—	£198,000	Aug 2011
22 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£275,000	May 2011
9 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£180,000	Jan 2011
12 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£250,000	Aug 2010
32 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£320,000	Jan 2010
3 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£265,000	May 2008
1, Merlin Road North	Terraced	—	—	£235,000	Feb 2008
39 Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£230,000	Mar 2007
37, Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£236,000	Nov 2006
37, Merlin Road North	Semi-detached	—	—	£238,500	Nov 2006
3 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£246,995	Aug 2006
18 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£175,000	Feb 2005
20 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£305,000	Feb 2005
2 MERLIN ROAD NORTH	Semi-detached	—	—	£180,000	Dec 2004

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Bexley

Crime runs at 7.4 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month7.4

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Bexley

Violence & sexual offences

605

Anti-social behaviour

451

Shoplifting

173

Vehicle crime

134

Public order

126

Other theft

103

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Bexley district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Bexley

Population246,472

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.3/10

Employment

6.5/10

Education & skills

6.0/10

Health & disability

6.7/10

Crime

6.2/10

Housing & services

7.5/10

Living environment

4.9/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Bexley — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%

Unemployment · economically active residents5.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)32%

Good or very good health84%

Own their home69%

Median age39.5

Born outside the UK21%

See the full Bexley report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

67% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

2 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Hook Lane Primary School	Primary	—	0.3 km
Danson Primary School	Primary	—	0.4 km
Bexley Grammar School	Secondary	Outstanding ('22)	0.4 km
Little Wings Big Dreams Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
First Step Daycare & Nursery Ltd	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Wonder Zone Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
St John's Church Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.6 km
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Medua Bilingual Nursery	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	0.6 km
Falconwood Preschool	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Rainbow Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Bexley Day Nursery Limited	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Little Nest	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Monkey Puzzle Welling	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.9 km
Harris Academy Falconwood	Secondary	Good ('19)	1.0 km
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
East Wickham Primary Academy	Primary	—	1.2 km
Sandringham Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.2 km
Blackfen School for Girls	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.2 km
Welling School	Secondary	Requires improvement ('23)	1.3 km
Clever Clogs Childcare Ltd	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.3 km
Super Kiddies Day Care.	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.4 km
Foster's Primary School	Primary	—	1.4 km
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.4 km
Sherwood Park Primary School	Primary	—	1.4 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Hook Lane Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Welling Medical Practice	GP	—	0.4 km
Chase Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Mistvale Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Ingleton Avenue Surgery	GP	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Seven Day Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Welling Corner Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Welling Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Neem Tree Welling Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
The Westwood Surgery	GP	—	0.6 km
Welling Dental Studio	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Falconwood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Medidenta Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Bellegrove Surgery	GP	—	0.8 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Dental Elegance	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Bexley Group Practice	GP	Good ('24)	0.9 km
B R Lewis Chemists	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Brownes Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Bellegrove Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Blackfen Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Days Lane Dental	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Smile Welling Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Olins Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Hayshine Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Sky Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Sunnydent Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Avery Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Bexleyheath Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Bexleyheath Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Crook Log Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Bexleyheath Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Targett Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Dental Beauty Bexleyheath	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Sidcup Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Karia Dental	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Woodlands Surgery	GP	Good ('20)	2.3 km
Bexley Medical Group	GP	—	2.5 km
Slade Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Slade Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Garland Road Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Temple Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Broadway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Birkbeck Dentistry	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Dr Davies & Partner	GP	—	2.9 km
Plumstead Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Osbon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Eltham Park Dental Practice Ltd	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Dentix Bexleyheath	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Waverley Pms	GP	—	3.0 km
Roadnight Chemists	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Station Road Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	3.0 km
Dickinson Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
The Albion Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	3.1 km
Praise Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Plumstead H/C Pms	GP	—	3.1 km
Abbeyslade Pms (Dr Chand)	GP	Good ('19)	3.2 km
St Marks Pms	GP	Good ('16)	3.3 km
Plumstead And Wickham Lane Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	3.3 km
Bannockburn Surgery	GP	—	3.3 km
Plas Meddyg Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	3.4 km
New Eltham And Blackfen Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	3.4 km
Conway Pms	GP	Good ('19)	3.4 km
All Saints Medical Centre Pms	GP	—	3.4 km
Barnard Medical Group	GP	—	3.4 km
Bursted Wood Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	3.5 km
Eltham Medical Practice	GP	—	3.6 km
Eltham Palace Surgery	GP	—	3.6 km
Glyndon Pms	GP	Good ('21)	3.6 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Bexley

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 20 min from Sidcup Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Welling Rail Station	0.4 mi	London Bridge	25 min
Falconwood Rail Station	1.0 mi	London Bridge	22 min
Bexleyheath Rail Station	1.4 mi	London Bridge	28 min
Sidcup Rail Station	1.7 mi	London Bridge	20 min
Albany Park Rail Station	1.9 mi	London Bridge	23 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Sidcup Rail Station (20 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

39%

Work from home

35%

Public transport

19%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging24 points

Per 10,000 residents1.0

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Bexley

Air quality

NO₂

14.1

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.8

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.8%

Flood zone11.7% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill150 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings116

Conservation areas31

Green belt18.5%

Green spaces744

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Bexley

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	369	88% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	115	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	27	—
Green spaces & parks	744	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

88.3%

Superfast

97.3%

Ultrafast

88.4%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Bexley

Figures for the wider Bexley — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate5.9%

In work (employment rate)60.2%

Companies registered here20,937

New incorporations (12m)2,858

Property companies (SPVs)2,783

See the full Bexley report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district