A 1930s residential suburb immediately north of Sidcup, with everyday shops along Blackfen Road and easy access to Danson Park.
Blackfen is a residential suburb in the north of the London Borough of Bexley, immediately north of Sidcup and largely within the DA15 postcode. It grew rapidly as a housing suburb in the 1930s and retains a distinctly interwar character of semi-detached streets.
## Shops and Local Life
Blackfen's local shopping is centred on Blackfen Road, where a parade of shops, takeaways and convenience stores serves the surrounding streets. It is a practical everyday high street rather than a destination shopping centre, and most residents also use Sidcup town centre a short distance to the south.
## Green Space and Getting Around
Blackfen is well placed for open space, sitting close to Danson Park and the green corridor of the River Shuttle. There is no railway station in Blackfen itself; the nearest stations are Sidcup and Albany Park, and frequent buses link Blackfen Road with Sidcup, Bexleyheath and Welling.