DA14 5HS 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 (53% of about 930 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
- Cray House Maidstone Road: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 2 Cray Buildings, Foots Cray High Street: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Progressive House, 2, Maidstone Road, permissioned (240 m)
- River House 1, Maidstone Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Parker House, 5 Powerscroft Road: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land at, 139, North Cray Road, Sidcup, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 26 m and 32 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Albany Park 775,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Sidcup 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| St Mary Cray 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Palm Avenue Foots Cray | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | 108 Main Road Parking | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 36.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sidcup Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sidcup Hill Dental Care | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Sidcup Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Footscray Recreation Ground 4.4 ha | 590 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Stable Meadow 86 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cray Road Allotments 5,980 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 91 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north |
| Ruxley old church | Scheduled monument | 920 m south-east |
| Foots Cray Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ruxley Wood | Wood | 580 m south-east |
| Garden Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Black Clump | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| North Cray Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Garland Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south |
| Rush Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 28 |
24 of the postcode's 28 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 15% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.