DA5 1BB Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's & St James. Region: London.
Streets
- Knoll Road, Bexley: 19 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 E (28% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Parkhurst (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Tanyard House, Tanyard Lane, permissioned (590 m)
- Parker House, Bexley High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 77-77A Bexley High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Rear Of 37 Bourne Road, Formerley Fleet Fabrications, Bourne Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Coach And Horses 35, North Cray Road, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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 | Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| Albany Park 775,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bexleyheath 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Parkhurst Road Old Bexley | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 58 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 40.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plas Meddyg Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warren Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maxted Meaden Dental | 300 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Bexleyheath Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parkhurst Gardens 1,940 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 18 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Love Lane Allotments 2.7 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Knoll Road.