DA1 4BX Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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: 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
- 76a, 82a And 84 Crayford High Street, Crayford, permissioned (620 m)
- Former Electrobase/Wheatsheaf Works: up to 559 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Ground Floor, 76 & 78 Crayford High Street, Crayford, permissioned (650 m)
- 122 Watling Street, Bexleyheath: up to 5 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Land Adjacent To 1 - 18 Evans Court, Sherman Close: up to 9 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Sainsburys Crayford: up to 450 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- 48 Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, permissioned (890 m)
- 86, Crayford Road, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 15 addresses are between 11 m and 14 m above sea level (12 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 | 790 m |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Bigs Hill Wood Crayford | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 41.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crayford Town Surgery | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ark-G Dental Centre | 630 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 15 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 19 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 920 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,450 m² | 450 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bourne Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 56 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Paulinus, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m north-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Paulinus | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-east |
| Garden Wall, Gatepiers and Gates to North Amd West of Hall Place | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m south-west |
| Hall Place | Scheduled monument | 770 m south-west |
| Hall Place | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m south-west |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bigs Hill Wood | Wood | 180 m north-west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 1.4 km east |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 2.6 km east |
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 3.1 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km west |
| Great Mount | Hill | 3.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 15 |
9 of the postcode's 15 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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.