Editing Sidcup (section)

== Area ==
Sidcup borders [[Blackfen]] to the north, [[Albany Park, Bexley|Albany Park]] to the northeast and east, [[Foots Cray]] to the south-east, [[Chislehurst]] to the south and south-west, [[New Eltham]] to the west and [[Avery Hill]] to the north-west.

Sidcup has a mixture of large Victorian and Edwardian properties alongside typical 1930s suburbia. It retains many parks and open spaces hinting at the great estates and large homes which once stood in the area.

The town contains [[Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup|Queen Mary's Hospital]], a large Leisure Centre, four colleges and three secondary schools. Sidcup High Street is the main retail and commercial street, and there are some other shops and local businesses on the adjacent Station Road. In 2014, Sidcup High Street was the subject of a £1.8 million regeneration scheme In Store For Sidcup paid for by London Borough of Bexley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/NEWS/11474776.PICTURES__New_look_Sidcup_High_Street_after___1_8_million_regeneration/|title=New-look Sidcup High Street after £1.8 million regeneration|work=Newsshopper|date=15 September 2014|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref>

Most of the district is within the London Borough of Bexley, however, several parts in the North are under the governance of the [[Royal Borough of Greenwich]], including Southspring, Greenhithe Close, Halfway Street (offsite Avery Hill), Radfield Way, Croyde Close and Overmead.