DA5 3LU Bexley
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: St Mary's & St James. Region: London.
Streets
- Manor Road, Bexley: 13 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 F (33% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Old Bexley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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: yes, Bexley.
Listed buildings
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade II*
- HIGH STREET HOUSE, grade II
- LYCHGATE TO SOUTH WEST OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 77-77A Bexley High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Rear Of 37 Bourne Road, Formerley Fleet Fabrications, Bourne Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Coach And Horses 35, North Cray Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Parker House, Bexley High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Tanyard House, Tanyard Lane, permissioned (380 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.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 450 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 | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest North Cray Road /Vicarage Road Old Bexley | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 8.4 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.0 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 | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vicarage Road (Dental Surgery) | 280 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Bexleyheath Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Golden Acre 9,900 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's Recreation Ground 4.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Maypole Allotments 2.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.2 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.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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 Manor Road.