Erith is a riverside ward in the north of the London Borough of Bexley, sitting on the south bank of the River Thames. It combines a compact town centre and residential streets with stretches of former industrial riverside and green spaces, and enjoys rail and bus links into central London.
Historically a busy port and industrial hub with shipbuilding and wharves, the area has been part of the Thames Gateway regeneration, seeing new housing and riverside schemes alongside longstanding local shops, markets and community groups. Local life mixes working‑class roots and commuter households, with a growing creative and leisure scene that nods to its maritime past while adapting to economic and social change.
Postcode districts covering Erith
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 19.3 miles
- Islington 12.8 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 24 miles
- City of Westminster 14.5 miles
- Bexley 1.8 miles
- Sutton 17.4 miles
- Croydon 13.7 miles
- Harrow 23 miles
- Basildon 13.8 miles
- Chelmsford 22 miles
- Maidstone 21 miles
- Gillingham 19.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northumberland Heath Ward 0.6 miles
- Barnehurst Ward 1.1 miles
- Belvedere Ward 1.2 miles
- Slade Green & Northend Ward 1.3 miles
- Bexley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bexleyheath Ward 1.8 miles
- West Heath Ward 1.8 miles
- Thamesmead East Ward 2 miles
- Crayford Ward 2 miles
- Crook Log Ward 2.3 miles
- Rainham & Wennington Ward 2.5 miles
- Abbey Wood Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Erith
DA8 3SP, DA8 1PB, DA8 1DB, DA8 1PH, DA8 1FE, DA8 1EX, DA17 6HR, DA8 3FJ, DA8 1DG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 23.5 miles
- Erith Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Belvedere Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Erith Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 2.6 miles
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 2 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 3.6 miles
- Bexley Village Hotel 3 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 7.2 miles
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.4 miles
- Aloft London Excel 4 6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Excel 3 5.7 miles
Schools in Erith
- Christ Church (Erith) C of E Primary School Primary
- Trinity C of E School, Belvedere Secondary
Local points of interest
- Park View Road Stadium 2.7 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 3.5 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 4.1 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 4.5 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 4.7 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 4.7 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.3 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles
- The Valley Stadium 5.7 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 6.6 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 6.6 miles
- The O2 Stadium 7.3 miles