DA8 1QJ Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Erith. Region: London.
Streets
- Fraser Road, Erith: 35 addresses
- De Luci Road, Erith: 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 D (28% of about 830 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
- Europa House Europa Trading Estate, Fraser Road: up to 60 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Fraser House, Fraser Road, Erith: up to 31 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 106 Bexley Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Unit 1 Europa Trading Estate, Fraser Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 20 and rear of 14-28 West Street, Erith: up to 7 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 35 - 37 Lesney Park Road: up to 25 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 188 - 192 West Street: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Erith Western Gateway, not permissioned (580 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.
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 36 addresses are between 4 m and 12 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 4%, gigabit 4% 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 | 310 m |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Barnehurst 956,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Europa Trading Estate Erith | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 5.4 km |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 43.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northumberland Heath Med.ctr. | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Soka Blackmore Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bexley Road Dental Surgery | 830 m |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Ocean Park 2,970 m² | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Frank's Park 18 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Erith Recreation Ground 3.7 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m east |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptish | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lime Wood | Wood | 850 m west |
| Coldharbour Point | Wetland | 1.4 km north-east |
| Anchor Bay | Bay | 1.4 km east |
| Erith Rands | Tidal water | 1.7 km east |
| The Dell | Hollow | 3.2 km south-east |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 36 |
15 of the postcode's 36 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Fraser Road.