# DA7

Postcode district covering Bexleyheath, Barnehurst and West Heath, in Bexley.

DA7 is a postcode district covering Bexleyheath, Barnehurst and West Heath, in Bexley. Median sale price £480,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 78.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DA7. 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 DA7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £480,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA7 was £480,000 in 2025. Joint 328th 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/da7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 36,778** (2021). DA7 had 36,778 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 565th 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/da7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in DA7 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/da7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.5%** (January 2026). In DA7, 98.5% 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/da7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DA7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 18% of people in DA7 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=DA7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 454 homes were sold in DA7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DA7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DA7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DA7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DA7 had 36,778 usual residents at the census.

## How DA7 compares

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

| Measure | DA7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £480,000 | 3rd most expensive | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2025 |
| Population | 36,778 | 6th most populated | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 18% | joint 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.5% | highest | 18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026 |

## Is DA7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA7 at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 264 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (902), anti-social behaviour (655) and other crime (451).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA7 was 75.3 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 DA7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA7 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in DA7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bexley 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000419) | 1,495 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bexley 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000440) | 1,385 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bexley 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000356) | 1,568 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Bexley 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000357) | 1,403 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Bexley 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000359) | 1,263 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Bexley 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000421) | 1,521 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bexley 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000368) | 1,680 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bexley 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000353) | 1,637 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bexley 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000354) | 1,492 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Bexley 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000355) | 1,441 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bexley 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000358) | 1,658 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Bexley 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000436) | 1,757 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Bexley 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000325) | 1,647 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Bexley 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000326) | 1,381 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Bexley 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000370) | 1,558 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Bexley 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000371) | 1,620 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Bexley 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000365) | 1,728 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| [Bexley 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000366) | 1,640 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.3% |
| [Bexley 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000394) | 1,628 | 99.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Bexley 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000327) | 1,628 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.4% |
| [Bexley 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000328) | 1,635 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Bexley 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000329) | 1,695 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.0% |
| [Bexley 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/neighbourhood/e01000330) | 1,656 | 189.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.8% |

## Your MP

- [Bexleyheath and Crayford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexleyheath-and-crayford): Daniel Francis (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Middle areas in DA7

[Barnehurst North](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/barnehurst-north), [Barnehurst South](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/barnehurst-south), [Bexleyheath Broadway](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/bexleyheath-broadway), [Bostall](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/bostall), [Bursted Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/bursted-wood)

## Postcode sectors in DA7

[DA7 4 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7-4), [DA7 5 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7-5), [DA7 6 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7-6), [DA7 9 (47 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in DA7

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

## Postcode districts next to DA7

[DA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1), [DA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da6), [DA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8), [DA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da16), [DA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bexleyheath (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1337,51.4635), [Barnehurst (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1596,51.4650), [Welling (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1017,51.4648), [Abbey Wood (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1214,51.4911)

## 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)

## DA7 in brief

DA7 is a postcode district covering Bexleyheath, Barnehurst and West Heath, in Bexley.
About 37,697 people lived in DA7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £480,000 in 2025 across 454 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA7 was £480,000 in 2025.
DA7 had 36,778 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in DA7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA7, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DA7
- Postcode area: [DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da)
- Constituency: [Bexleyheath and Crayford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexleyheath-and-crayford)
- Council: [Bexley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)
- Area: 6.99 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,697*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 113

* 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

[DA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da6), [DA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8), [DA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1), [DA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da16), [SE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se2), [DA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da17)

## Latest updates for DA7

- 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/DA7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da7