DA16 3JT Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Wickham. Region: London.
Streets
- Awliscombe Road, London: 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 (52% of about 640 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
- 107 - 113, Central Avenue, permissioned (90 m)
- 1 Central Avenue: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Garage site in, Kay Street, Welling, permissioned (850 m)
- 1st Floor, 118 and 120 Welling High Street, Welling, permissioned (910 m)
- Garage site in Kay Street, Welling: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 30 addresses are between 54 m and 55 m above sea level (54 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 | Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Falconwood 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bexleyheath 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Central Avenue/ Wickham Street Welling | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 45 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bellegrove Surgery | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Seven Day Chemist | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 480 m |
| Hospital | Memorial Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest East Wickham Open Space 29 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Rosemary Road Allotments 2.1 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greek Orthodox Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Orthodox Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Danson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Grove | Wood | 900 m north-east |
| Clothworkers Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Gallions Reach | Tidal water | 3.9 km north-west |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 30 |
1 of the postcode's 30 addresses is 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Awliscombe Road.