# DA18

Postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Thamesmead and Bostall Heath, in Bexley.

DA18 is a postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Thamesmead and Bostall Heath, in Bexley. Median sale price £255,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DA18. 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 DA18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA18 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest 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/da18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,299** (2021). DA18 had 5,299 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 476th 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/da18#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in DA18 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/da18#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.0%** (January 2026). In DA18, 72.0% 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/da18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DA18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 91% of people in DA18 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=DA18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 11 homes were sold in DA18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DA18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DA18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DA18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DA18 had 5,299 usual residents at the census.

## How DA18 compares

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

| Measure | DA18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £255,000 | cheapest | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2025 |
| Population | 5,299 | least populated | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 91% | joint 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 72.0% | 4th lowest | 18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026 |

## Is DA18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA18 at a rate of 99.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), anti-social behaviour (108) and other crime (78).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA18 was 96.2 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 DA18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA18 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in DA18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bexley 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000466) | 1,713 | 155.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.6% |
| [Bexley 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000464) | 1,518 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 41.8% |
| [Bexley 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000465) | 1,690 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Erith and Thamesmead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erith-and-thamesmead): Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Bexleyheath and Crayford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexleyheath-and-crayford): Daniel Francis (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.

## Postcode sectors in DA18

[DA18 4 (68 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da18-4)

## Council

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

## Towns in DA18

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

## Postcode districts next to DA18

[DA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2), [SE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se28)

## Nearest rail stations

[Belvedere (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1523,51.4921), [Abbey Wood (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1214,51.4911), [Barking Riverside (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1165,51.5198), [Dagenham Dock (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1461,51.5261)

## 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)

## DA18 in brief

DA18 is a postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Thamesmead and Bostall Heath, in Bexley.
About 5,365 people lived in DA18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £255,000 in 2025 across 11 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA18 was £255,000 in 2025.
DA18 had 5,299 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in DA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA18, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DA18
- 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: 2.79 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,365*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 16

* 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

[DA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2), [SE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se28)

## Latest updates for DA18

- 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/DA18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da18#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/da18