DA1 4HW Bexley
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. 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
- Former Electrobase/Wheatsheaf Works: up to 559 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Sainsburys Crayford: up to 450 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 86, Crayford Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Tower Retail Park: up to 360 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 74 CRAYFORD ROAD, permissioned (360 m)
- 86 Crayford Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land Adjacent To 1 - 18 Evans Court, Sherman Close: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Ground Floor, 76 & 78 Crayford High Street, Crayford, permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
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 | 130 m |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Crayford Bridge Sainsbury's | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.6 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 42.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crayford Town Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Chastilian Road | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,510 m² | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dartford Heath 171 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,730 m² | 860 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bourne Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 193 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Paulinus, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m north-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Paulinus | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-west |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km west |
| Hall Place | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bigs Hill Wood | Wood | 890 m west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 900 m north-east |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 2.1 km north-east |
| Dartford Fresh Marshes | Wetland | 2.8 km east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Great Mount | Hill | 3.4 km south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 17 |
14 of the postcode's 17 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.