DA14 4EW Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (33% of about 720 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
- 16A St Johns Road, Sidcup: up to 15 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Unit 2a, 2b, 2 And 4 Rectory Business Centre, Rectory Lane, permissioned (570 m)
- Roxby House, 20-22 Station Road, Sidcup: up to 30 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 7 Hatherley Road, Sidcup, permissioned (630 m)
- Roxby House, 20-22 Station Road, Sidcup, permissioned (680 m)
- 33 Station Road, Sidcup, permissioned (720 m)
- Carrington Chislehurst Road: up to 11 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 7 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 29 addresses are between 46 m and 48 m above sea level (47 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 | Sidcup 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Albany Park 775,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Farwell Road Foots Cray | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 7.9 km |
| Car parks | 108 Main Road Parking | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnard Medical Group | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aspire Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnard Dental Centre | 420 m |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Sidcup | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stable Meadow 86 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Waring Park 5.3 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Knoll Road Allotments 2.1 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 91 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Foots Cray Place, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.0 km east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foots Cray Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Cray Wood | Wood | 750 m east |
| Rutland Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Garden Shaw | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| The Alders | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north |
| Garland Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south |
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 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 29 |
13 of the postcode's 29 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 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) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 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) | 64% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.