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

DA8 1QR 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 1QR 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

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Bexley 004A: 262 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **Erith, 680 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **No property in DA8 1QR 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 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bexley 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **£413,343 average price**: For the whole of Bexley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA8 1QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **Low road and rail noise at DA8 1QR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-erith-cofe-primary-school-e139212) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-slade-green-primary-e147356) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-slade-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e145011) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peareswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peareswood-primary-school-e137417) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-academy-e146885) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2023 | – |
| [Lime Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-wood-primary-school-e143922) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Leigh Academy Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bexley-e149898) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Fidelis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-fidelis-catholic-primary-school-e101458) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £187,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2023 | £254,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| November 2024 | £242,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Erith (680 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVERSIDE SURGERY (310 m)
- Pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (280 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Erith London (60 m, Morrisons); Iceland Erith (290 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Erith London (370 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Erith Express (850 m, Tesco)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.5** (2025). Bexley 004A has a deprivation score of 35.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,961st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bexley 004A was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,403** (2021). Bexley 004A had 2,403 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,455th 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: 51.6%** (January 2026). In Bexley 004A, 51.6% 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: 51.4807, 0.1848

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=0.1848,51.4807,DA81QR

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