DA18 4EL

Thamesmead East · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA18
Postcode sector
DA18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA18 4ED 22 m
DA18 4DL 42 m
DA18 4DH 48 m
DA18 4DJ 89 m
DA18 4DQ 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA18 4EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA18
Postcode sector
DA18 4
Latitude
51.492354
Longitude
0.131941
British National Grid easting
548,100
British National Grid northing
179,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00002281
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 002D · E01000464
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 002 · E02000066

Postcode source versions

Explore DA18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
122
Primary
80
Secondary
17
  1. Parkway Primary School

    Community school

    158 m
  2. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    295 m
  3. Harris Garrard Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    436 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,920
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,343
  • Anti social behaviour 501
  • Vehicle crime 415
  • Shoplifting 366
  • Criminal damage and arson 230

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.

GP practices

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    804 m

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    1.2 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    1.4 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    1.8 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    1.9 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    2.1 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.3 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.6 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.8 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.9 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    2.9 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    3.0 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    3.2 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    3.3 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    3.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    3.7 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

    GLYNDON MEDICAL CENTRE, 188 ANN STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7LU

    ODS code G83060

    3.7 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    3.9 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.9 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Buckwheat Court

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Elstree Gardens

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Buckwheat Court

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Lesnes Abbey

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles
  • Parkway (DA18)

    BCT · Thamesmead South

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 002D, 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

9,485 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

122 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 17 secondary schools. Parkway Primary School is the nearest published school at 158 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,920 published events cover 12 months, averaging 326.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,343 events.

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