DA1 3RG Bexley
Live postcode, introduced July 2002. Ward: Crayford. Region: London.
Streets
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 (40% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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: yes, Bexley.
Listed buildings
- COAL DUTY BOUNDARY MARKER (IN THE GROUNDS OF THE OLD ORCHARD), grade II
- POST ON LAND OF GUN CLUB, ON EAST SIDE OF LANE WHICH FORMS THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE SHOOTING GROUND AND THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER BOROUGH OF DARTFORD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Electrobase/Wheatsheaf Works: up to 559 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Sainsburys Crayford: up to 450 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 86, Crayford Road, permissioned (860 m)
- 86 Crayford Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- 74 CRAYFORD ROAD, permissioned (920 m)
- Tower Retail Park: up to 360 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land Adjacent To 1 - 18 Evans Court, Sherman Close: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 76a, 82a And 84 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, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 32 addresses are between 15 m and 25 m above sea level (18 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 | 560 m |
| Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Royston Road Crayford | 520 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 2.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.8 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 41.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crayford Town Surgery | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 830 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Chastilian Road | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Dartford Heath 171 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,450 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bourne Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 186 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hall Place, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 870 m west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m west |
| Hall Place | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bigs Hill Wood | Wood | 930 m north-west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 1.5 km north-east |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 2.7 km north-east |
| Great Mount | Hill | 3.0 km south |
| Dartford Fresh Marshes | Wetland | 3.3 km north-east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 32 |
2 of the postcode's 32 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.