DA8 1QD Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Erith. Region: London.
Streets
- Holly Hill Road, Erith: 55 addresses
- Unnamed street near Holly Hill Road, Northumberland Heath: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holly Hill Road, Northumberland Heath: 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 (53% of about 1,050 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
- Land adjacent to Woodside School: up to 140 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- 106 Bexley Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Garages adjacent to 9 Wadeville Close: up to 6 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Land Adjacent To 22 Abbey Crescent: up to 5 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Europa House Europa Trading Estate, Fraser Road: up to 60 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 188 - 192 West Street: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- ASDA and B&Q Belvedere: up to 460 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Crabtree Manorway South: up to 740 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 57 addresses are between 15 m and 22 m above sea level (18 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 | Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Trinity School Hillside | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 4.7 km |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 43.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northumberland Heath Med.ctr. | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Soka Blackmore Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bexley Road Dental Surgery | 930 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 850 m |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Frank's Park 18 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Chapmans Land Allotments 1.4 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Baptish, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Baptish | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lime Wood | Wood | 490 m south |
| Coldharbour Point | Wetland | 1.9 km east |
| Anchor Bay | Bay | 2.1 km east |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 3.7 km south-east |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 4.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 57 |
5 of the postcode's 57 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Holly Hill Road.