DA15 8TL Bexley
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Blackfen & Lamorbey. 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 D (58% of about 660 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
- 28 Blackfen Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 70, Blackfen Road, permissioned (240 m)
- 148 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, permissioned (530 m)
- 144 Corbylands Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Rear of, 188d Halfway Street, Sidcup, permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 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 56 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 72%, gigabit 72% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| New Eltham 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Blackfen Road / Boundary Road Falconwood | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | Co-op Blackfen Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Avery Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunnydent Dental Practice | 480 m |
| Hospital | Eltham Community Hospital Cdc | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Falconwood Park Cashzone | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Parish Wood 4.0 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Avery Hill Park 43 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Days Lane Allotments 4,890 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 54 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Conduit Head, Eltham, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit Head, Eltham | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Danson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Wood | Wood | 240 m south-east |
| Oxleas Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Jackwood | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-west |
| Clothworkers Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 56 |
2 of the postcode's 56 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 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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 | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.