# DA14

Postcode district covering Sidcup, Foots Cray and Longlands, in Bexley.

DA14 is a postcode district covering Sidcup, Foots Cray and Longlands, in Bexley. Median sale price £408,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 80.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DA14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DA14 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £408,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA14 was £408,000 in 2025. 569th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 23,101** (2021). DA14 had 23,101 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,274th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 36%** (2022). About 36% of people in DA14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.5%** (January 2026). In DA14, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DA14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 36% of people in DA14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DA14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 350 homes were sold in DA14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DA14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DA14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DA14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DA14 had 23,101 usual residents at the census.

## How DA14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DA14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £408,000 | 8th most expensive | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2025 |
| Population | 23,101 | 9th most populated | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 36% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.5% | 9th highest | 18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026 |

## Is DA14 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA14 at a rate of 80.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 131 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA14.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (591), anti-social behaviour (417) and other crime (282).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA14 was 82.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DA14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA14 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DA14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bexley 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000427) | 2,011 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [Bexley 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000457) | 2,175 | 157.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 81.4% |
| [Bexley 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000382) | 1,572 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Bexley 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000384) | 1,719 | 68.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.2% |
| [Bexley 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000387) | 1,558 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Bexley 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000428) | 1,902 | 145.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 63.7% |
| [Bexley 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000458) | 1,542 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Bexley 027F](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000459) | 1,871 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.5% |
| [Bexley 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000381) | 1,617 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.3% |
| [Bexley 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000383) | 1,593 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.2% |
| [Bexley 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000385) | 2,006 | 106.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.3% |
| [Bexley 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000386) | 1,537 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.7% |

## Your MP

- [Old Bexley and Sidcup](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/old-bexley-and-sidcup): Mr Louie French (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Orpington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/orpington): Gareth Bacon (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 3.5% of the people here.
- [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dartford): Jim Dickson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.6% of the people here.
- [Eltham and Chislehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eltham-and-chislehurst): Clive Efford (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DA14

[Foots Cray Meadows](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/foots-cray-meadows), [Sidcup East](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/sidcup-east)

## Postcode sectors in DA14

[DA14 4 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14-4), [DA14 5 (129 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14-5), [DA14 6 (185 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14-6)

## Council

[Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)

## Towns in DA14

[Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)

## Postcode districts next to DA14

[BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5), [BR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br7), [BR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br8), [DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2), [DA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da5), [DA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Albany Park (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1257,51.4355), [Sidcup (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1038,51.4339), [Bexley (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1479,51.4402), [St Mary Cray (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1064,51.3948)

## More in the DA postcode area

[All DA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DA14 in brief

DA14 is a postcode district covering Sidcup, Foots Cray and Longlands, in Bexley.
About 23,826 people lived in DA14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £408,000 in 2025 across 350 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 80.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA14 was £408,000 in 2025.
DA14 had 23,101 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in DA14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA14, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DA14
- Postcode area: [DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da)
- Constituency: [Old Bexley and Sidcup †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/old-bexley-and-sidcup)
- Council: [Bexley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)
- Area: 10.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 23,826*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 75

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da15), [DA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da5), [BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5), [DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2), [BR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br7), [BR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br8)

## Latest updates for DA14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DA14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da14