DA17 5RU Bexley
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Belvedere. 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 C (53% of about 750 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
- Land adjacent 98 Milton Road, Belvedere, not permissioned (730 m)
- GT Print London Heron Hill, Belvedere, not permissioned (770 m)
- Belvedere Gas Holders: up to 465 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Land adjacent 98 Milton Road, Belvedere: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- GT Print London Heron Hill, Belvedere: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Lesnes Estate/Coralline Walk: up to 1,104 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- 42 Rushdene: up to 9 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Land Adjacent To 22 Abbey Crescent: up to 5 homes, permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 13 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 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 34 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 1 m and 4 m above sea level (1 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 | Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Tunstock Way Thamesmead South | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.1 km |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 41.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Belvedere Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Belvedere Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 890 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lesnes Abbey Park 67 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Elstree Garden Allotments 1,130 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 68 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lesnes Abbey, a scheduled monument, 690 m south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lesnes Abbey | Scheduled monument | 690 m south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lesnes Abbey Woods | Wood | 740 m south-west |
| Erith Marshes | Wetland | 950 m north |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Abbey Woods | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km north |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 5 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 7 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 18 |
3 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 16 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.