DA5 3DH

Blendon & Penhill · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bexley
Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA5 1BT 80 m
DA5 3DB 84 m
DA5 3DE 84 m
DA5 1BY 98 m
DA5 1BU 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA5 3DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 3
Latitude
51.447375
Longitude
0.120834
British National Grid easting
547,474
British National Grid northing
174,176

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
E00001709
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 021D · E01000352
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 021 · E02000085

Postcode source versions

Explore DA5

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, The Drive, Bexley, DA5 3DH 23 September 2025 £517,500
7, The Drive, Bexley, DA5 3DH 6 June 2025 £682,000
7, The Drive, Bexley, DA5 3DH 25 September 2020 £560,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
73
Secondary
19
  1. Blackfen School for Girls

    Academy converter

    618 m
  2. Sherwood Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    630 m
  3. Hurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    819 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 460
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Vehicle crime 192
  • Public order 121
  • Burglary 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

12 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.8
DA5 3 residents
8,401

Age bands in DA5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,394 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

867 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,895 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,238 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

1,615 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

26

within 5 km

  • 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

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    2.4 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    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

    2.8 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.1 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.1 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

    3.5 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.

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

  • Penhill Road / Blackfen Road

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles
  • Beechway

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles
  • Blackfen Road / Penhill Road

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.1 miles
  • Danson Underpass

    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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £599,750 from 2 recorded sales in DA5 3DH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bexley is £405,477 in June 2026, up 1.2% year on year.

Schools

116 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 19 secondary schools. Blackfen School for Girls is the nearest published school at 618 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 460 events.

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