DA16 2NQ Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Falconwood & Welling. 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 (65% 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
- 70, Blackfen Road, permissioned (630 m)
- 28 Blackfen Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- 148 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 9 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 44 addresses are between 59 m and 62 m above sea level (60 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 | Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m |
| Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| New Eltham 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Buckingham Avenue (DA16) Falconwood | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 3.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Westwood Lane Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Westwood Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Falconwood Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Welling Dental Studio | 470 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Falconwood Park Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Eltham Park North 30 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,240 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.8 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Days Lane Allotments 4,890 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Conduit Head, Eltham, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit Head, Eltham | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Danson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Lamorbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Oxleas Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 4.9 km north |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 5.0 km north |
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) | 13.8 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 44 |
40 of the postcode's 44 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.