DA14 4AG Bexley
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Sidcup. 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 (45% of about 1,010 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
- 33 Station Road, Sidcup, permissioned (310 m)
- Roxby House, 20-22 Station Road, Sidcup, permissioned (400 m)
- 16A St Johns Road, Sidcup: up to 15 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Roxby House, 20-22 Station Road, Sidcup: up to 30 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 7 Hatherley Road, Sidcup, permissioned (470 m)
- Lamorbey Baths, 155-159 Station Road, Sidcup, not permissioned (500 m)
- 41 Halfway Street, Sidcup, permissioned (750 m)
- Unit 2a, 2b, 2 And 4 Rectory Business Centre, Rectory Lane, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 43 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 | Sidcup 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Albany Park 775,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| New Eltham 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Crescent Road (DA15) Sidcup | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 7.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Longlands Road, DA15 | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnard Medical Group | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roadnight Chemists | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birkbeck Dentistry | 370 m |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Abbeyhill Park 4.5 ha | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lamorbey Park 9.6 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Waring Park 5.3 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Longlands Road Allotments 7,820 m² | 750 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lamorbey Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.0 km north-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Foots Cray Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Cray Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Rutland Shaw | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Beaver's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hoblands Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 3.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 24 |
23 of the postcode's 24 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.