DA17 6AB Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (68% of about 650 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
- Crabtree Manorway South: up to 740 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Monarch Works: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- ASDA and B&Q Belvedere: up to 460 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Land adjacent to Woodside School: up to 140 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Station Road East: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Station Road West: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 21 Picardy Street: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Belvedere Gas Holders: up to 465 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 0 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: 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 23 addresses are between 0 m and 2 m above sea level (1 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% of premises; 20% 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 | 600 m |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Poplar Mount Belvedere | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Freight Exchange Ltd. - Depot Parking | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 43.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Belvedere Medical Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Belvedere Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Belvedere Chemist | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Frank's Park 18 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 950 m |
| Allotments | Gilbert Road Allotments 4,620 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Baptish, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Baptish | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jenningtree Point | Wetland | 1.2 km north |
| Erith Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km north-east |
| Lime Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 4.6 km west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 19 |
15 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.