The ward of Northumberland Heath sits in the London Borough of Bexley, sandwiched between Erith and Belvedere close to the northern bank of the Thames. It’s a suburban pocket of mainly Victorian terraces, post‑war and council housing with a compact local high street, community centres and decent road and rail links into central London.
Historically part of Kent, the area retains a working‑class, industrial legacy from the nearby riverfront but today is socially and ethnically mixed; recent years have seen modest regeneration, housing improvement and active local groups and sports clubs that shape everyday community life.
Postcode districts covering Northumberland Heath
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 19 miles30.6 km
- Islington 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Southend-on-Sea 24.5 miles39.4 km
- City of Westminster 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Bexley 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sutton 16.8 miles27 km
- Croydon 13.1 miles21 km
- Harrow 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Basildon 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Chelmsford 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Maidstone 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Gillingham 19.4 miles31.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Erith Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Barnehurst Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Bexley Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bexleyheath Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Belvedere Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- West Heath Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Slade Green & Northend Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Crook Log Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Crayford Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Thamesmead East Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Abbey Wood Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- East Wickham Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Northumberland Heath
DA17 6LU, DA8 1LD, DA8 3AU, DA8 1JW, DA8 3AL, DA8 1LU, DA8 1JX, DA8 3DN, DA8 1HP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.9 miles7.9 km
- London Southend Airport 24 miles38.6 km
- Barnehurst Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Erith Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
Hotels near Northumberland Heath Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Bexley Village Hotel 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Aloft London Excel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Excel 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Moxy London Excel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Northumberland Heath
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park View Road Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Princes Park Stadium 4.1 miles6.5 km
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 4.1 miles6.6 km
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 5 miles8 km
- The Valley Stadium 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km