197 Rydal Drive
Last sold
£540,000
February 2025
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
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Broadband
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Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 421 pupils · Roman Catholic
No grade
0.3 miles
Belmont Academy Ages 3 to 11 · 436 pupils
No grade
0.3 miles
Bursted Wood Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 621 pupils
Report card, 2026
0.4 miles
Secondary schools
Lift Bexleyheath Ages 11 to 18 · 1,474 pupils
Report card, 2026
0.7 miles
Leigh Academy Bexley Ages 11 to 19 · 873 pupils
Report card, 2026
1.0 miles
St Catherine's Catholic School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,021 pupils · Roman Catholic
Report card, 2026
1.1 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
2
Restaurants
Rahman's Kitchen, Spice of India
2
Cafés
Pantiles Tea Rooms, Zanz
4
Pubs and bars
The Yacht, Long Haul, Earl Haig, The Traveller's Home
5
Takeaways
Russ The Chipper, Ho Wan, Shahi Spice, Oriental…
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Things to do
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Nature · 2.2 miBraeburn Park
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Family · 5.9 miSplash Park Barking
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Football · 1.4 miVCD Athletic
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Attraction · 1.4 miDanson House
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Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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4 Cloudesley Road
July 2026
£460,000
42 Ambleside Road
May 2026
£410,000
19 Ennerdale Road
May 2026
£652,000
1 Eskdale Road
May 2026
£560,000
12 Keswick Road
May 2026
£550,000
186 Long Lane
April 2026
£595,000
14 Penshurst Road
April 2026
£525,000
187 Long Lane
March 2026
£500,000
31 Hollingbourne Avenue
January 2026
£690,000
144 Rydal Drive
December 2025
£593,000
233 Long Lane
December 2025
£708,000
22 The Green
November 2025
£580,000
3 Grace Avenue
November 2025
£520,000
84 Bedonwell Road
October 2025
£510,000
255 Long Lane
October 2025
£678,000
56 Bedonwell Road
October 2025
£633,250
40 Hollingbourne Avenue
August 2025
£460,000
54 Bedonwell Road
August 2025
£600,000
29 Francis Avenue
August 2025
£515,000
36 Ambleside Road
July 2025
£510,000
194 Rydal Drive
July 2025
£517,000
21 Heversham Road
July 2025
£475,000
50 Ambleside Road
July 2025
£450,000
82 Bedonwell Road
July 2025
£575,000
7 Arnside Road
May 2025
£648,000
4 Heversham Road
March 2025
£575,000
20 Heversham Road
February 2025
£502,000
2A Grace Avenue
February 2025
£500,000
197 Rydal Drive
February 2025
£540,000
167 Belvedere Road
February 2025
£618,000
6 Eskdale Road
January 2025
£970,000
196 Long Lane
January 2025
£505,000
200 Long Lane
January 2025
£510,000
202B Long Lane
December 2024
£425,000
202B Long Lane
December 2024
£425,000
5 Grace Avenue
December 2024
£590,000
6 Ambleside Road
December 2024
£715,000
78 Heversham Road
December 2024
£432,500
35 Dunwich Road
November 2024
£525,000
24 Eskdale Road
November 2024
£430,000
5 Penshurst Road
October 2024
£415,000
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Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rydal Drive | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector DA7 5 | £515,000 | £455,000 +13% since | £388,750 +32% since | £250,000 +106% since | £235,000 +119% since |
| Bexley | £500,000 | £455,000 +10% since | £375,000 +33% since | £249,000 +101% since | £227,207 +120% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in DA7 5, over the last five years (708 sales):
- What sells: 64% semi-detached, 25% terraced, 7% detached, 3% flats, 1% other.
- 3% sold leasehold.
- 134 sales in the last twelve months, against 205 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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