# DA8 1AX: area report for a postcode in Bexley

DA8 1AX is a postcode in Bexley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bexley. Open the map at DA8 1AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) › [DA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8) › [DA8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Bexley 004D: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **Belvedere, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **No property in DA8 1AX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bexley 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **£413,343 average price**: For the whole of Bexley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **No gigabit broadband at DA8 1AX**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DA8 1AX**: Road 64 dB, rail 61 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX
- **17.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Belvedere Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvedere-infant-school-e147332) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Belvedere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvedere-junior-school-e139115) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornerstone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornerstone-school-e148582) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-church-of-england-school-belvedere-e136538) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lime Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-wood-primary-school-e143922) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Lessness Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lessness-heath-primary-school-e141866) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-cofe-primary-school-e139213) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Fidelis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-fidelis-catholic-primary-school-e101458) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2024 | £344,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £351,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| October 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2026 | £404,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Belvedere (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: SOKA BLACKMORE PHARMACY (750 m); BELVEDERE PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); PICARDY DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Belvedere Superstore (560 m, Asda); Lidl Clydesdale Way, Belvedere (770 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Erith - The Quarry Local (900 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £413,343** (July 2026). Bexley’s average house price was £413,343 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,969** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bexley earned a median of £43,969 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 65th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.4×** (2025). A home in Bexley costs 9.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 71st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Bexley has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 102nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bexley 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.2** (2025). Bexley 004D has a deprivation score of 29.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £363,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bexley 004D was £363,750 in 2025. Joint 10,840th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,774** (2021). Bexley 004D had 1,774 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,735th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Bexley 004D, 95.2% 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.

## DA8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA8 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,735** (2021). DA8 had 37,735 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 528th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in DA8 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.3%** (January 2026). In DA8, 87.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)
- Centre: 51.4912, 0.1630

Council: [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Erith and Thamesmead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erith-and-thamesmead): Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1630,51.4912,DA81AX

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