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DA18 4AB

Thamesmead East · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Thamesmead East
Local authority
Bexley
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead
Postcode district
DA18
Postcode sector
DA18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA18 4AJ 88 m
DA18 4AL 121 m
DA18 4AE 200 m
DA18 4AG 230 m
DA18 4HT 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA18 4AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA18
Postcode sector
DA18 4
Latitude
51.495420
Longitude
0.143797
British National Grid easting
548,913
British National Grid northing
179,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Electoral ward
Thamesmead East · E05011232
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00002300
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 001A · E01000466
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 001 · E02000065

Postcode source versions

Explore DA18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
115
Primary
78
Secondary
14

  1. Northwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    517 m

  2. St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    594 m

  3. Harris Garrard Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    675 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,718
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 941
  • Anti social behaviour 349
  • Vehicle crime 278
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA18 4 residents
5,202

Age bands in DA18 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

1,193 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

701 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

1,358 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,498 residents

Age 65 and over
10.3%

547 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

33

within 5 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    1.4 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

    LAKESIDE HEALTH CENTRE, YARNTON WAY, LONDON, SE2 9LH

    ODS code G83018

    1.5 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

    9 GODSTOW ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9AT

    ODS code G83031

    1.9 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.5 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    2.6 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.6 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    2.6 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

    111 BASILDON ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0ER

    ODS code G83631

    2.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    ERITH HEALTH CENTRE, 50 PIER ROAD, ERITH, DA8 1RQ

    ODS code G83630

    3.1 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    3.5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

    141 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1SE

    ODS code G83647

    3.7 km

  • BEAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAM PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HALEWOOD WAY, RAINHAM, RM13 8QZ

    ODS code Y08371

    3.7 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    3.7 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.7 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    3.9 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.9 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    76-78 UPPER WICKHAM LANE, WELLING, DA16 3HQ

    ODS code G83028

    4.1 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    4.1 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

    156 BRIDGE ROAD, SLADE GREEN, ERITH, DA8 2HS

    ODS code G83062

    4.2 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Centurion Way

    BCT · Thamesmead East

    0.1 miles

  • Thames Innovation Centre

    BCT · Thamesmead East

    0.1 miles

  • Thames Innovation Centre

    BCT · Thamesmead East

    0.1 miles

  • Northwood Place

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.3 miles

  • Hailey Road

    BCT · Thamesmead East

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 001A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,426 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

115 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 14 secondary schools. Northwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 517 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 941 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.