DA17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Lessness Heath and Upper Belvedere, in Bexley.
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 DA17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DA17, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DA17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DA17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA17 at a rate of 90.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across DA.
In August 2026 alone, 157 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (605), anti-social behaviour (360) and other crime (268).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA17 was 89.1 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 DA17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA17 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DA17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley 002B | 1,946 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| Bexley 003A | 1,917 | 149.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.8% |
| Bexley 003B | 2,726 | 155.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.5% |
| Bexley 003C | 1,998 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.6% |
| Bexley 003D | 1,736 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| Bexley 003E | 1,854 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.6% |
| Bexley 004D | 1,774 | 112.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| Bexley 005A | 1,593 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| Bexley 005B | 1,605 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.7% |
| Bexley 006A | 1,675 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| Bexley 006D | 1,522 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Bexley 006E | 1,679 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
MPs for DA17
- Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourMP for Erith and Thamesmead90% of DA17’s postcodes
- Daniel FrancisLabourMP for Bexleyheath and Crayford8.2% of DA17’s postcodes
- Jim DicksonLabourMP for Dartford1.5% of DA17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DA173
Postcode sectors in DA173
Council1
Towns in DA171
Postcode districts next to DA174
Nearest rail stations4
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DA17 in brief
DA17 is a postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Lessness Heath and Upper Belvedere, in Bexley.
About 21,123 people lived in DA17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 221 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 90.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA17 was £370,000 in 2025.
DA17 had 19,998 usual residents at the census.
In DA17, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DA17, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.