DA5 1LX Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's & St James. 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 D (38% of about 950 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
- Rear Of 37 Bourne Road, Formerley Fleet Fabrications, Bourne Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 77-77A Bexley High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Tanyard House, Tanyard Lane, permissioned (430 m)
- Parker House, Bexley High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Coach And Horses 35, North Cray Road, permissioned (580 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 2 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 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 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 | Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Crayford 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Albany Park 775,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Hartford Road Bexley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 40.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plas Meddyg Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Bexleyheath Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Golden Acre 9,900 m² | 540 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 19 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's Recreation Ground 4.1 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | Love Lane Allotments 2.7 ha | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m north-east |
| Hall Place | Scheduled monument | 650 m north-east |
| Hall Place | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m north-east |
| Garden Wall, Gatepiers and Gates to North Amd West of Hall Place | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m north-east |
| Bath House to Rear of Number 112 | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-west |
| Foots Cray Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchfield Wood | Wood | 630 m south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 2.7 km north-east |
| Great Mount | Hill | 3.5 km south-east |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 3.9 km north-east |
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 4.5 km north-east |
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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 30 |
6 of the postcode's 30 addresses are 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.