DA7 4AL Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crook Log. Region: London.
Streets
- Glengall Road, London: 42 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 D (45% of about 710 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
- Buildbase Bexleyheath: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Peppers Builders Merchants: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- 25 - 29 Pickford Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land behind Belvedere Road: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- 302, Broadway, permissioned (400 m)
- 298, Broadway, permissioned (400 m)
- 314-316 Broadway And 1A Pickford Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 1st Floor, 234-236 Broadway, Bexleyheath, permissioned (470 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 1 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 addresses are about 50 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bexleyheath 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 210 m |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Welling 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Pickford Road Bexleyheath | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 83 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 41.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Davies & Partner | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bexleyheath Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bexleyheath Dental Practice | 410 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Bexleyheath Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Mfg - Broadway | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Russell Park 6.8 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sheldons Allotments 8,720 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 42 |
8 of the postcode's 42 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 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) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Glengall Road.