DA8 1LP Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northumberland Heath. Region: London.
Streets
- Belmont Road, Erith: 64 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 (54% of about 520 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
- 39 Belmont Road, Erith: up to 7 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 17a Parkwood House, Brook Street, Erith, permissioned (650 m)
- Garages adjacent to 9 Wadeville Close: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 221-225 Erith Road, Bexleyheath, permissioned (880 m)
- Former Bexley CCG Offices: up to 180 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 64 addresses are between 48 m and 50 m above sea level (49 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 | 1.1 km |
| Bexleyheath 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Little Heath Road Lessness Heath | 450 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 68 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Davies & Partner | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ormay Chemist | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Belvedere, Belvedere | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,520 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 11 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground 9.3 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chapmans Land Allotments 1.4 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lime Wood | Wood | 830 m north-east |
| Anchor Bay | Bay | 2.8 km east |
| Coldharbour Point | Wetland | 2.9 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 3.3 km south-east |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 64 |
1 of the postcode's 64 addresses is 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Belmont Road.