Belvedere is an inner‑suburban district in the London borough of Bexley, sitting on the south bank of the River Thames. Historically a working riverside area of wharves, docks and factories, it still bears an industrial skyline though recent years have brought riverside regeneration as part of the Thames Gateway, with new housing and business projects replacing some older sites.
The neighbourhood is served by Belvedere station with direct rail links into London, and lies close to major utilities such as the Crossness Sewage Treatment Works. The name, borrowed from Italian and meaning "beautiful view", hints at the elevated spots that overlook the river; socially the area is mixed and culturally diverse, with a strong local identity rooted in its industrial past and ongoing redevelopment.
Postcode districts covering Belvedere
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 18.1 miles
- Islington 11.6 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 24.8 miles
- City of Westminster 13.4 miles
- Bexley 2 miles
- Sutton 16.8 miles
- Croydon 13.3 miles
- Harrow 21.9 miles
- Basildon 14.5 miles
- Chelmsford 22.1 miles
- Maidstone 22.1 miles
- Gillingham 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thamesmead East Ward 0.9 miles
- Erith Ward 1.2 miles
- Northumberland Heath Ward 1.2 miles
- West Heath Ward 1.3 miles
- Abbey Wood Ward 1.5 miles
- Thamesmead Moorings Ward 1.8 miles
- Barnehurst Ward 2 miles
- Bexley Built-up area 2 miles
- Bexleyheath Ward 2.2 miles
- Crook Log Ward 2.3 miles
- West Thamesmead Ward 2.3 miles
- Plumstead & Glyndon Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Belvedere
DA17 5AN, DA17 5DY, DA17 6LH, DA17 5BY, DA17 5HS, DA17 5EF, DA17 5QW, DA17 6DT, DA17 6LJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4 miles
- London Southend Airport 24.3 miles
- Belvedere Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Abbey Wood Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Belvedere Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 3.1 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 4.5 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 6.1 miles
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 6.3 miles
- Aloft London Excel 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Excel 3 4.5 miles
- Moxy London Excel 4 4.6 miles
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 2.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Docklands 3 4.7 miles
Schools in Belvedere
- Belvedere Infant School Primary
- Belvedere Junior School Primary
- Break Through School Independent - secondary
- Lessness Heath Primary School Primary
- St Augustine of Canterbury C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park View Road Stadium 2.5 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 4 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 4.3 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 4.4 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 4.6 miles
- The Valley Stadium 4.7 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 5.2 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 5.4 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 6 miles
- The O2 Stadium 6.2 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 6.4 miles