# DA17

Postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Lessness Heath and Upper Belvedere, in Bexley.

DA17 is a postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Lessness Heath and Upper Belvedere, in Bexley. Median sale price £370,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DA17. 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 DA17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA17 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th 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/da17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 19,998** (2021). DA17 had 19,998 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,294th least 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/da17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in DA17 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/da17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.0%** (January 2026). In DA17, 95.0% 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/da17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DA17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 85% of people in DA17 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=DA17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 221 homes were sold in DA17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DA17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DA17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DA17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DA17 had 19,998 usual residents at the census.

## How DA17 compares

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

| Measure | DA17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £370,000 | joint 7th cheapest | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2025 |
| Population | 19,998 | 8th least populated | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 85% | 9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.0% | 5th highest | 18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the DA postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in DA17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bexley 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000418) | 1,946 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| [Bexley 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000333) | 1,917 | 149.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.8% |
| [Bexley 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000335) | 2,726 | 155.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.5% |
| [Bexley 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000336) | 1,998 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.6% |
| [Bexley 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000337) | 1,736 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Bexley 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000338) | 1,854 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.6% |
| [Bexley 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000408) | 1,774 | 112.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| [Bexley 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000332) | 1,593 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [Bexley 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000402) | 1,605 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.7% |
| [Bexley 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000334) | 1,675 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| [Bexley 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000420) | 1,522 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Bexley 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000442) | 1,679 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Erith and Thamesmead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erith-and-thamesmead): Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour), MP since July 2024. 90% of the people here.
- [Bexleyheath and Crayford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexleyheath-and-crayford): Daniel Francis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 8.2% of the people here.
- [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dartford): Jim Dickson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.5% 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 DA17

[Belvedere & Lessness Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/belvedere-and-lessness-heath), [Erith West](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/erith-west), [Lesnes Abbey](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/lesnes-abbey)

## Postcode sectors in DA17

[DA17 5 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17-5), [DA17 6 (129 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17-6), [DA17 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in DA17

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

## Postcode districts next to DA17

[DA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7), [DA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8), [DA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da18), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2)

## Nearest rail stations

[Belvedere (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1523,51.4921), [Abbey Wood (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1214,51.4911), [Erith (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1751,51.4817), [Barnehurst (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1596,51.4650)

## 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)

## 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.
About 85% of people in DA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA17, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DA17
- Postcode area: [DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da)
- Constituency: [Erith and Thamesmead †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erith-and-thamesmead)
- Council: [Bexley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)
- Area: 5.04 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,123*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 61

* 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

[DA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8), [DA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da18), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2), [DA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7)

## Latest updates for DA17

- 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/DA17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17