DA17 6AW Bexley
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Belvedere. Region: London.
Streets
- Crabtree Manorway South, London: 40 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 C (62% of about 1,110 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Monarch Works: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- Crabtree Manorway South: up to 740 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- ASDA and B&Q Belvedere: up to 460 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Land adjacent to Woodside School: up to 140 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Station Road East: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Station Road West: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 21 Picardy Street: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Belvedere Gas Holders: up to 465 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 6 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.
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 40 addresses are between 0 m and 2 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 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Poplar Mount Belvedere | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Freight Exchange Ltd. - Depot Parking | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 43.1 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belvedere Medical Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belvedere Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belvedere Chemist | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Frank's Park 18 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Gilbert Road Allotments 4,620 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 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*), 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 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* | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jenningtree Point | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Lime Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Erith Reach | Tidal water | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 6 | 31 |
34 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Crabtree Manorway South.