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Howbury Lane, Erith

MyStreetCheck free street report: Howbury Lane, Erith · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/erith/howbury-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DA8 2DR, DA8 2DS, DA8 2DP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£330,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£327,115
13 sales
Price range
£245k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Feb 2026
DA8 2DR

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At a glance

House prices£327k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station3 min walkSlade Green station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Howbury Lane, Erith have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £330,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £320,000. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% terraced, 23% semi-detached, 15% detached. Recorded sale prices on Howbury Lane range from £245,000 to £460,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Howbury Lane compared

DA8 postcode area£358,662
Erith£356,851
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Howbury Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £280,000 (1 sales)2017£280k2018: £275,000 (1 sales)2018£275k2019: £460,000 (1 sales)2019£460k2020: £294,167 (3 sales)2020£294k2021: £336,000 (2 sales)2021£336k2022: £364,000 (2 sales)2022£364k2024: £312,500 (2 sales)2024£313k2026: £330,000 (1 sales)2026£330k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£320,00025 Feb 2026
Semi-detached3£310,0007 Apr 2021
Detached2£381,25030 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Howbury Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
74, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 25 Feb 2026£330,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 11 Jul 2025£290,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 28 Mar 2025£370,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 12 Jul 2024£285,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 26 Jan 2024£340,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 9 Nov 2022£378,000 TerracedFreehold
121, Howbury Lane DA8 2DP 26 Sep 2022£350,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 7 Apr 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 5 Feb 2021£322,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Howbury Lane DA8 2DS 30 Oct 2020£302,500 DetachedFreehold
8, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 11 Sep 2020£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Garages At, Howbury Lane 30 Apr 2020£200,000 OtherFreehold
26, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 6 Mar 2020£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 11 Dec 2019£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Howbury Lane DA8 2DS 1 Oct 2019£460,000 DetachedFreehold
114, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 29 Jun 2018£275,000 TerracedFreehold
Garages At, Howbury Lane 13 Nov 2017£126,000 OtherFreehold
96, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 11 Aug 2017£280,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 30 Sep 2016£300,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Howbury Lane DA8 2DR 12 May 2016£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
96, Howbury Lane £280,000 (Aug 2017) → £285,000 (Jul 2024) +2%
over 7 yrs
Garages At, Howbury Lane £126,000 (Nov 2017) → £200,000 (Apr 2020) +59%
over 2 yrs
26, Howbury Lane £315,000 (May 2016) → £335,000 (Mar 2020) +6%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Howbury Lane

Crime

245 crimes were reported within about a mile of Howbury Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences104
Anti-social behaviour49
Vehicle crime20
Other theft19
Public order13
Shoplifting12

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Howbury Lane is in or near 9 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Cray in St Marys Cray, Sidcup, Bexley and Crayford Flood warning area
  • Shuttle and Cray Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in South East London Flood alert area
  • Tidal Thames from Dartford Creek to Erith High Street East Flood alert area
  • Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Howbury Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School 348 pupils Primary Church of England/Christian 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Peareswood Primary School 418 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary 280 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy 1,078 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary 243 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Fairford Academy Barnehurst 452 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Woodside Academy 206 pupils Academy special converter 4–18 Report 0.9 mi
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Slade Green station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • Crayford station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Erith station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lincoln Road (->N, HOWBURY LANE) 1 min walk
  • Lincoln Road (->S, HOWBURY LANE) 1 min walk
  • Howbury Lane / Slade Green (Stop C, HOWBURY LANE) 2 min walk
  • Whitehall Lane / Slade Green (Stop B, WHITEHALL LANE) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Slade Green Medical Ctr.
    156 Bridge Road, Slade Green, Erith · 0.4 mi
  • Riverside Surgery
    Erith Health Centre, 50 Pier Road, Erith · 1.1 mi
  • Crayford Town Surgery
    Crayford Road, (Next To Town Hall), Dartford · 1.1 mi
  • Northumberland Heath Med.ctr.
    Hind Crescent, Northumberland Heath, Erith · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Erith Forest Road · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Slade Green · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Erith Express · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Erith London · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Daysol Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Grand Health Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • 2 Green Dental · 0.9 mi
  • Ark-g Dental Centre · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned30.5%62.5%
Private rented9.8%20.3%
Social rented59.6%17.1%
Households574

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.4%64.1%
Aged 65+10.1%18.6%
Residents1,594

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Bexley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Howbury Lane

Ethnic group

HereBexley
White71.6%71.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.4%12.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%9.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.9%2.5%

Religion

HereBexley
Christian48.1%50.3%
No religion41%33.6%
Muslim4.2%3.9%
Not answered4.2%5.7%
Sikh0.8%2.1%
Buddhist0.5%0.8%
Hindu0.5%3.1%
Other religion0.4%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBexley
Born in the UK79.9%79%
Born outside the UK20.1%21%

Highest qualification

HereBexley
No qualifications25.5%18.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.1%31.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%10.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.8%16.6%
Apprenticeship5.1%5.2%
Other qualifications3.6%2.9%

General health

HereBexley
Very good health44.3%50.8%
Good health33.2%33.4%
Fair health15.6%11.5%
Bad health5.4%3.3%
Very bad health1.5%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBexley
1 car or van in household43.2%45.3%
No cars or vans in household31.9%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household17.4%23.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%8.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bexley.

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