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DA5 1GX

Blendon & Penhill · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Blendon & Penhill
Local authority
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA5 3DH 35 m
DA5 1BT 46 m
DA5 3DB 66 m
DA5 1BU 102 m
DA5 1BY 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA5 1GX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 1
Latitude
51.447584
Longitude
0.121218
British National Grid easting
547,500
British National Grid northing
174,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Electoral ward
Blendon & Penhill · E05011221
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup · E14001414
Output area
E00001717
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 021D · E01000352
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 021 · E02000085

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
74
Secondary
19

  1. Blackfen School for Girls

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    639 m

  2. Sherwood Park Primary School

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    659 m

  3. Hurst Primary School

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    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,800
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 532
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Vehicle crime 203
  • Public order 137
  • Other theft 116

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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    1.4 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    1.7 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    1.7 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    2.0 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    2.2 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    2.4 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    2.4 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    2.4 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    2.6 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    2.9 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.0 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.0 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    3.1 km

  • NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 THAXTED ROAD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3PT

    ODS code G83628

    3.6 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    4.2 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    4.2 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    4.5 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    4.6 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

    81 WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3JD

    ODS code G83673

    4.6 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83680

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Beechway

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles

  • Penhill Road / Blackfen Road

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles

  • Danson Underpass

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles

  • Beechway

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles

  • Blackfen Road / Penhill Road

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 021D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,194 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

116 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 19 secondary schools. Blackfen School for Girls is the nearest published school at 639 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,800 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 532 events.

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