DA15 9HE Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blendon & Penhill. 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 E (33% of about 540 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
- 1a Wellington Avenue, Sidcup, permissioned (220 m)
- Land To The Rear Of, 341 - 343, Blackfen Road, Sidcup, permissioned (380 m)
- 148 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, permissioned (570 m)
- 70, Blackfen Road, permissioned (890 m)
- 28 Blackfen Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 144 Corbylands Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 27 addresses are between 37 m and 38 m above sea level (38 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 | 1.6 km |
| Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Wellington Avenue /Blackfen Rd | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Blackfen Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 73 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 38.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ingleton Avenue Surgery | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brownes Chemist | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackfen Dental Care | 180 m |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,720 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hollyoak Wood Park 4.9 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | Hurst Recreation Ground 1.5 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Days Lane Allotments 4,890 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lamorbey Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Danson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Wood | Wood | 900 m west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Rutland Shaw | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Bexley Woods | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Oxleas Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 27 |
26 of the postcode's 27 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 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) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.