Buying a home in DA8, Erith. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£412kmost £377k–£459k

Houses per m²£4,859flats £3,982

Sold last year1871,246 in five years

Prices in Bexley+1.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DA8 sold for £412,349 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £377,094 and £458,873, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Erith (£407,000).

187 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £168k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DA8 2 (£4,817) and the most in DA8 3 (£4,951).

Across Bexley, prices are up 1.9% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,865 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,880 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £82,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in DA8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£259,623	£251k–£277k	44 m²	15
2	£369,058	£338k–£412k	69 m²	336
3	£412,349	£377k–£459k	87 m²	510
4	£480,864	£427k–£541k	109 m²	72
5+	£579,222	£531k–£651k	135 m²	31

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£260k	£369k	£412k	£481k	£579k
Detached	—	£393k	£494k	—	£930k
Semi-detached	—	£399k	£445k	£492k	£543k
Terraced	£253k	£355k	£389k	£432k	£580k
Flats	£168k	£242k	£265k	£276k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DA8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DA8 1	£4,867	£3,882
DA8 2	£4,817	£4,350
DA8 3	£4,951	£3,898

Schools near DA8

Best state primary within 2 kmPeareswood Primary School85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%14 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Catherine's Catholic School65.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%22 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DA17 Belvedere · 2 km3-bed house £417k DA7 Bexleyheath · 2 km3-bed house £515k DA18 Erith · 3 km3-bed house £277k DA6 Bexleyheath · 3 km3-bed house £513k DA1 Dartford · 4 km3-bed house £421k SE2 London · 4 km3-bed house £448k DA5 Bexley · 4 km3-bed house £552k RM19 Purfleet · 5 km3-bed house £368k

Questions about DA8

Is DA8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Erith; prices in Bexley are up 1.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.7% against 43.8%); 187 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DA8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DA8 sold for £412,349 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £377,094 and £458,873.

Is DA8 expensive for Erith?

A 3-bedroom house in DA8 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Erith (£407,000).

How many homes sell in DA8 each year?

187 homes sold in the last year and 1,246 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near DA8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Peareswood Primary School, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DA8?

For a 3-bedroom house, DA18 (£277k, 3 km), RM19 (£368k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.