# DA8 3DP: area report for a postcode in Bexley

DA8 3DP 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 3DP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) › [DA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8) › [DA8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Bexley 010C: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **Erith, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **No property in DA8 3DP 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=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bexley 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **£414,833 average price**: For the whole of Bexley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA8 3DP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **Low road and rail noise at DA8 3DP**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **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=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP
- **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=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP

## 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 | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bexley-e149898) | Secondary | 340 m (4 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 | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-academy-e146885) | Special | 640 m (8 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Fairford Academy Barnehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairford-academy-barnehurst-e141889) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnehurst Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnehurst-infant-school-e140320) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Northumberland Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northumberland-heath-primary-school-e137380) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £615,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Erith (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR. (260 m); RIVERSIDE SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: GRAND HEALTH PHARMACY (420 m); ORMAY CHEMIST (580 m); SOKA BLACKMORE PHARMACY (960 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: BEXLEY ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Northumberland Express (550 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Erith London (790 m, Farmfoods); Sainsburys Erith - The Quarry Local (840 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Erith (890 m, Iceland); Tesco Erith Express (900 m, Tesco)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.0** (2025). Bexley 010C has a deprivation score of 28.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,278th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,689** (2021). Bexley 010C had 1,689 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,995th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Bexley 010C, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.2%** (August 2026). In Bexley 010C, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.4764, 0.1696

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=0.1696,51.4764,DA83DP

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da8-3dp