DA1 3QQ Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crayford. Region: London.
Streets
- Station Road, London: 60 addresses
- Galloway Drive, Bexley: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bexley in 2026-27: Band D £2,366 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,578 | £1,841 | £2,103 | £2,366 | £2,892 | £3,418 | £3,944 | £4,733 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (58% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sainsburys Crayford: up to 450 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Former Electrobase/Wheatsheaf Works: up to 559 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 86 Crayford Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 86, Crayford Road, permissioned (580 m)
- 74 CRAYFORD ROAD, permissioned (580 m)
- Tower Retail Park: up to 360 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Land Adjacent To 1 - 18 Evans Court, Sherman Close: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Ground Floor, 76 & 78 Crayford High Street, Crayford, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 61 addresses are between 29 m and 35 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crayford 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Station Road / Chastilian Road Crayford | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 9.1 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 41.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crayford Town Surgery | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 700 m |
| Hospital | Physio Livingstone Community Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Chastilian Road | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dartford Heath 171 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | Wilmot Road Recreation Ground 1.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Bourne Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 171 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 61 |
27 of the postcode's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Station Road.