was sold for redevelopment for a reported £1.25 million. Places of worship All Saints Belvedere, Nuxley Road Free Grace Baptist Church, Nuxley Road, Belvedere Belvedere Congregational Church, Picardy Road Belvedere Baptist Church Belvedere Methodist Church St Augustine, Belvedere Ichthus Community Church, Belvedere Belvedere Pentecostal, Mitchell Close Guru Nanak Darbar, Sikh Temple, Mitchell Close Demography As of the 2011 census, 65% of the population was White British, followed by 12% Black African. Politics There are three councillors for the Belvedere Ward of Bexley London Borough Council. these were Daniel Francis (Labour), Sally Hinkley (Labour) and Esther Amaning (Labour). Belvedere lies within the Erith and Thamesmead constituency (MP Abena Oppong-Asare, Labour, ), and is in the London Assembly constituency of Bexley and Bromley, represented by Peter Fortune (Conservative) . Education Sport Erith and Belvedere Football Club recently moved to Welling in a ground-sharing arrangement. Belvedere Football Club and Belvedere Cricket Club play at Memorial Sports Ground, Woolwich Road, Abbey Wood and compete in the Kent County League Division One (West). Bexleyheath and Belvedere Hockey Club are based in Welling, but play some home matches at Erith School. Transport Rail Belvedere railway station, opened in 1859, is in Lower Belvedere and is served by the North Kent Line which runs from London Cannon Street to Dartford/Gravesend/Gillingham (Kent). Belvedere also benefits from the DLR connection at nearby Woolwich, and will benefit further with the arrival of the long-awaited 'Crossrail' extension in neighbouring Abbey Wood in 2022. Buses Belvedere is served by several Transport for London Bus services connecting it with areas including Thamesmead, Erith, Bexleyheath, Woolwich and Sidcup. Green Chain Walk The Green Chain Walk is largely east–west route along the northern slopes of the ridge, stretching from Plumstead Common to Erith, it provides a shortcut to the Thames Path - to which it is linked in three locations. Motoring Driving test statistics from the DVSA for the year 2013-14 showed that Belvedere test centre had the lowest pass rate in Great Britain. The proposed Belvedere Crossing across the River Thames would be either a bridge or tunnel between Belvedere and Rainham. Geography Belvedere borders the River Thames to the north, Erith to the north east and east, Northumberland Heath to the south east and south, West Heath to the south west, Abbey Wood to the west and Thamesmead to the north west. Notable residents Billy Cornelius (1898–?), professional football player and manager, born