DA7 6RJ Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barnehurst. Region: London.
Streets
- Edendale Road, London: 23 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 (52% of about 660 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
- School House, Colyers Lane, Erith: up to 5 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 93 Barnehurst Avenue: up to 4 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Garages Between 164 - 166, Hurstwood Avenue, permissioned (490 m)
- 105-139 (Block A) & 141-175 (Block B) Wessex Drive, Bexley: up to 12 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- 17a Parkwood House, Brook Street, Erith, permissioned (840 m)
- 17 Perry Street, Crayford, permissioned (900 m)
- 35 - 37 Lesney Park Road: up to 25 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 23 addresses are between 37 m and 43 m above sea level (41 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 | Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Colyers Walk North End | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 43.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northumberland Heath Med.ctr. | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Grand Health Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest D N Cogger | 900 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Highway Stops - Erith Cashzone | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | Erith Recreation Ground 3.7 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Howbury moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Howbury moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bursted Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Martens Grove | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| The Dell | Hollow | 1.9 km south-east |
| Anchor Bay | Bay | 1.9 km north-east |
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 2.3 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Edendale Road.