DA15 8EL Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blackfen & Lamorbey. Region: London.
Streets
- Annandale Road, Sidcup: 30 addresses
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 D (33% of about 510 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
- 144 Corbylands Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Rear of 188d Halfway Street, Sidcup: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Rear of, 188d Halfway Street, Sidcup, permissioned (460 m)
- 41 Halfway Street, Sidcup, permissioned (700 m)
- 28 Blackfen Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Lamorbey Baths, 155-159 Station Road, Sidcup, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- 148 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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 30 addresses are between 32 m and 34 m above sea level (33 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 | 1.2 km |
| New Eltham 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Annandale Road Blackfen | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 6.1 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Longlands Road, DA15 | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 58 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 38.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Targett Chemist | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sidcup Dental Practice | 430 m |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Valliers Wood, Valliers Wood | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,350 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hollyoak Wood Park 4.9 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | King George's Field 4.5 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Days Lane Allotments 4,890 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lamorbey Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.2 km east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| Danson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Wood | Wood | 650 m north |
| Ashen Grove | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Rutland Shaw | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Partridge Shaw | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 2.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 30 |
3 of the postcode's 30 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Annandale Road.