DA8 1DE Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Erith. Region: London.
Streets
- Church Manorway, London: 41 addresses
- Fishers Way, Coldharbour: 28 addresses
- Crabtree Manorway South, London: 1 address
- Crabtree Manorway North, London: 1 address
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 (59% of about 610 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
- Crabtree Manorway South: up to 740 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Monarch Works: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- 188 - 192 West Street: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (840 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 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 71 addresses are between -2 m and 6 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 82%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 18% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Church Manorway / War Memorial Belvedere | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Freight Exchange Ltd. - Depot Parking | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 43.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Riverside Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Soka Blackmore Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Frank's Park 18 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Gilbert Road Allotments 4,620 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 18 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 71 |
10 of the postcode's 71 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Church Manorway.