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 miles
- Islington 12.6 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 24.5 miles
- City of Westminster 14.1 miles
- Bexley 1.2 miles
- Sutton 16.8 miles
- Croydon 13.1 miles
- Harrow 22.8 miles
- Basildon 14.4 miles
- Chelmsford 22.6 miles
- Maidstone 20.9 miles
- Gillingham 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Erith Ward 0.6 miles
- Barnehurst Ward 0.7 miles
- Bexley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Bexleyheath Ward 1.2 miles
- Belvedere Ward 1.2 miles
- West Heath Ward 1.3 miles
- Slade Green & Northend Ward 1.6 miles
- Crook Log Ward 1.7 miles
- Crayford Ward 1.7 miles
- Thamesmead East Ward 2.1 miles
- Abbey Wood Ward 2.3 miles
- East Wickham Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Northumberland Heath
DA8 1JD, DA8 3AU, DA8 1YD, DA8 1YB, DA17 6LW, DA17 6LS, DA8 1YA, DA17 6ND, DA8 1EY … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.9 miles
- London Southend Airport 24 miles
- Barnehurst Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Erith Railway Station 0.8 miles
Hotels near Northumberland Heath Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 2 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.4 miles
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 3.8 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 7 miles
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 7.1 miles
- Aloft London Excel 4 5.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Excel 3 5.5 miles
- Moxy London Excel 4 5.5 miles
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 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 3.4 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 4.1 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 4.1 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 4.5 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 5 miles
- The Valley Stadium 5.4 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.4 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 6.1 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 6.5 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 6.9 miles