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DA5 2BU

St Mary's & St James · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bexley
Ward
St Mary's & St James
Local authority
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA5 2BQ 30 m
DA5 2BS 66 m
DA5 2BB 88 m
DA5 2BX 97 m
DA5 2FA 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA5 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 2
Latitude
51.431883
Longitude
0.163018
British National Grid easting
550,456
British National Grid northing
172,539

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Electoral ward
St Mary's & St James · E05011229
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup · E14001414
Output area
E00002203
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 023B · E01000444
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 023 · E02000087

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Pottery Road, Bexley, DA5 2BU 23 October 2013 £274,000
10, Pottery Road, Bexley, DA5 2BU 24 November 2006 £290,000
4, Pottery Road, Bexley, DA5 2BU 22 August 2006 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
57
Secondary
20

  1. Maypole Primary School

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    769 m

  2. Joydens Wood Junior School

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    1.1 km

  3. Joydens Wood Infant School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
606
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 228
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Other theft 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.6
DA5 2 residents
5,390

Age bands in DA5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

852 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

564 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,130 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,470 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

1,240 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    1.8 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    2.4 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    2.7 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.3 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    3.4 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    3.4 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    3.8 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    3.8 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    4.0 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    4.1 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    4.1 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    4.7 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    4.8 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    4.8 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JP

    ODS code G84019

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tile Kiln Lane

    BCT · Coldblow

    0.1 miles

  • Tile Kiln Lane

    BCT · Coldblow

    0.2 miles

  • Baldwyns Park / Dartford Road

    BCT · Coldblow

    0.2 miles

  • Old Bexley Lane

    BCT · Coldblow

    0.2 miles

  • Baldwyns Park

    BCT · Coldblow

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 023B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,469 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

93 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 20 secondary schools. Maypole Primary School is the nearest published school at 769 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 228 events.

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