DA1 4SE Bexley
Live postcode, introduced July 1983. 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 B (38% of about 940 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
- 17 Perry Street, Crayford, permissioned (380 m)
- Garage Court Rear Of, 38-42 Whitehall Lane, Erith, permissioned (410 m)
- Perry Street Farm, Mayplace Avenue, Crayford: up to 9 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 105-139 (Block A) & 141-175 (Block B) Wessex Drive, Bexley: up to 12 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 35 Moat Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Bushey Court, Hazel Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- 165 Hazel Road, Erith, permissioned (900 m)
- Garages Between 164 - 166, Hurstwood Avenue, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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.
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 addresses are about 13 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 | Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Crayford 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Thames Road (DA1) Slade Green | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 43.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Slade Green Medical Ctr. | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Daysol Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Best One Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,550 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | Crayford Way Allotments 9,870 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Howbury moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Howbury moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dell | Hollow | 920 m south |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 1.3 km east |
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 1.4 km north-east |
| Martens Grove | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 4.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 26 |
20 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 17% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.