DA5 1BL

St Mary's & St James · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA5 1ED 26 m
DA5 1AH 59 m
DA5 1AB 83 m
DA5 1AQ 92 m
DA5 1DY 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA5 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 1
Latitude
51.440940
Longitude
0.148740
British National Grid easting
549,434
British National Grid northing
173,517

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup · E14001414
Output area
E00002185
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 023C · E01000447
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 023 · E02000087

Postcode source versions

Explore DA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
66
Secondary
22
  1. Old Bexley Church of England School

    Academy converter

    554 m
  2. Beths Grammar School

    Academy converter

    641 m
  3. Townley Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
786
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Vehicle crime 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Other theft 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA5 1 residents
7,477

Age bands in DA5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,433 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

826 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,043 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,079 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,561 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

22

within 5 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    369 m

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    1.5 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    2.4 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

    CRAYFORD ROAD, (NEXT TO TOWN HALL), DARTFORD, DA1 4ER

    ODS code G83642

    2.5 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    3.3 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    3.4 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.5 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    3.5 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    3.6 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    3.9 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    4.1 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82185

    4.1 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82056

    4.1 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    4.2 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    4.2 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    4.3 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    4.4 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    4.5 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    4.6 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 22 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bexley

    RSE · Bexley

    0.0 miles
  • Bexley

    BCT · Bexley

    0.1 miles
  • Bexley Rail Station

    RLY · Bexley

    0.1 miles
  • Bexley

    BCT · Bexley

    0.1 miles
  • Bexley War Memorial

    BCT · Bexley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 023C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,525 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

103 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 22 secondary schools. Old Bexley Church of England School is the nearest published school at 554 m.

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

Recorded crime

786 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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