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

DA8 1HB 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 1HB 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

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 12% on July. Bexley 007B: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **Barnehurst, 1.2 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **No property in DA8 1HB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bexley 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **£414,833 average price**: For the whole of Bexley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA8 1HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **Low road and rail noise at DA8 1HB**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **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=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northumberland Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northumberland-heath-primary-school-e137380) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 66% 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 | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bexley-e149898) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barnehurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnehurst-junior-school-e140321) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnehurst Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnehurst-infant-school-e140320) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Lime Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-wood-primary-school-e143922) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Belmont Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-academy-e146870) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bursted Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bursted-wood-primary-school-e140443) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £367,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR. (530 m)
- Pharmacies: ORMAY CHEMIST (350 m); GRAND HEALTH PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); BEXLEY ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); D N COGGER (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Northumberland Express (270 m, Tesco); Co-op Belvedere - Parsonage Manorway (780 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Barnehurst Erith Road Local (930 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Erith - The Quarry Local (950 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £414,833** (August 2026). Bexley’s average house price was £414,833 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 70th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Bexley 007B has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £376,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bexley 007B was £376,000 in 2025. Joint 10,027th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,688** (2021). Bexley 007B had 1,688 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,044th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Bexley 007B, 99.4% 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: 51.4753, 0.1588

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

## 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.

## 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), August 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=0.1588,51.4753,DA81HB

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