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DA6

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bexleyheath, 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 DA6 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In DA6, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£420,000
525th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,533
812th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How DA6 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

DA6Middle
Median sale price18 postcode districts, DA · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in DA18 areas from £255,000 to £525,000. The middle area is £392,500. DA6 is £420,000.
£420,0007th most expensive
Population18 postcode districts, DA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in DA18 areas from 5,299 to 65,309. The middle area is 22,033. DA6 is 11,533.
11,5334th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in DA18 areas from 65.6% to 98.5%. The middle area is 88.0%. DA6 is 97.0%.
97.0%3rd highest
Claimant rate18 postcode districts, DA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in DA18 areas from 1.8% to 6.3%. The middle area is 3.0%. DA6 is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 9th highest

Is DA6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA6 at a rate of 96.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across DA.

In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA6.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (361), anti-social behaviour (241) and other crime (210).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA6 was 103.2 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 DA6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA6 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in DA6

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bexley 015A1,910251.2 per 1,000596.8%
Bexley 015B1,864402.3 per 1,000698.5%
Bexley 020C1,59140.4 per 1,000999.5%
Bexley 020D1,55941.8 per 1,000997.5%
Bexley 020E1,70046.1 per 1,000899.7%
Bexley 020F1,33265.6 per 1,0009100.0%
Bexley 023A1,69836.6 per 1,000996.7%

Your MP

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 DA61

Postcode sectors in DA62

Council1

Towns in DA61

Postcode districts next to DA65

Nearest rail stations4

More in the DA postcode area2

DA6 in brief

DA6 is a postcode district covering Bexleyheath, in Bexley.

About 12,571 people lived in DA6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 161 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 96.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in DA6 was £420,000 in 2025.

DA6 had 11,533 usual residents at the census.

In DA6, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In DA6, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.