DA8 2JR Bexley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Slade Green & Northend. Region: London.
Streets
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 (74% of about 720 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
- 165 Hazel Road, Erith, permissioned (550 m)
- 176 Slade Green Road, Erith: up to 42 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Bushey Court, Hazel Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 35 Moat Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Former Linpac Site And Adjoining Warehouse, Richmer Road, Erith, permissioned (790 m)
- Former Linpac Corrugated Cases Ltd, Richmer Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Erith Riverside: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (910 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 0 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 53 addresses are between 5 m and 7 m above sea level (7 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 | Slade Green 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Purfleet 573,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Grange Way Slade Green | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stone Crossing - Horns Cross | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 45.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Slade Green Medical Ctr. | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Kings @ Erith & District Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,140 m² | 420 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | South Road Allotments 3.2 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Howbury moated site, a scheduled monument, 580 m south. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Howbury moated site | Scheduled monument | 580 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crayford Marshes | Wetland | 730 m south-east |
| Anchor Bay | Bay | 870 m north-west |
| The Dell | Hollow | 2.2 km south |
| Lime Wood | Wood | 2.8 km west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 3.2 km east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 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 | 52 | 53 |
1 of the postcode's 53 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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.