DA1 4JY Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crayford. Region: London.
Streets
- Crayford Way, London: 80 addresses
- Unnamed street near Crayford Way, Crayford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Crayford Way, Crayford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Crayford Way, Crayford: 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 (62% of about 630 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
- 48 Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, permissioned (220 m)
- Land Adjacent To 1 - 18 Evans Court, Sherman Close: up to 9 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Tower Retail Park: up to 360 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Ground Floor, 76 & 78 Crayford High Street, Crayford, permissioned (370 m)
- 86, Crayford Road, permissioned (380 m)
- 76a, 82a And 84 Crayford High Street, Crayford, permissioned (400 m)
- 74 CRAYFORD ROAD, permissioned (410 m)
- 86 Crayford Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (440 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 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 57 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 15 very low.
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 83 addresses are between 7 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 620 m |
| Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest The Rise Barnes Cray | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.4 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crayford Town Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 2 Green Dental | 130 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Chastilian Road | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shenstone Park 6.2 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,730 m² | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Crayford Way Allotments 9,870 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Paulinus, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m west. 14 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* | 600 m west |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Hall Place | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Howbury moated site | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dell | Hollow | 400 m north-east |
| Bigs Hill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 1.6 km north-east |
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 2.3 km north-east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
| Great Mount | Hill | 3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 45 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 83 |
73 of the postcode's 83 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Crayford Way.