DA8 1LN

Erith · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Erith
Ward
Erith
Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA8
Postcode sector
DA8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA8 1LL 54 m
DA8 1LW 72 m
DA8 1NT 78 m
DA8 1NS 100 m
DA8 1AW 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA8 1LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA8
Postcode sector
DA8 1
Latitude
51.486445
Longitude
0.174099
British National Grid easting
551,046
British National Grid northing
178,629

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Electoral ward
Erith · E05011225
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Erith and Thamesmead · E14001229
Output area
E00001972
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 004B · E01000404
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 004 · E02000068

Postcode source versions

Explore DA8

171 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
109, Chandlers Drive, Erith, DA8 1LN 30 April 2026 £210,000
107, Chandlers Drive, Erith, DA8 1LN 13 December 2024 £240,000
83, Chandlers Drive, Erith, DA8 1LN 29 November 2024 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
61
Secondary
15
  1. Lime Wood Primary School

    Free schools

    797 m
  2. Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere

    Academy converter

    897 m
  3. Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    932 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 955
  • Anti social behaviour 395
  • Criminal damage and arson 210
  • Vehicle crime 193
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
131

65 female, 66 male

Postcode households
56
Residents per household
2.3
DA8 1 residents
14,579

Age bands in DA8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.4%

3,530 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,778 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

4,423 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

3,636 residents

Age 65 and over
11.6%

1,749 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA8 1 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+
73.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
73.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
73.3%
Gigabit-capable
73.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
73.3%
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

17

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    886 m

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    1.2 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    2.1 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    2.1 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.9 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.0 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    3.4 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    3.8 km

  • RAINHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    UPMINSTER ROAD SOUTH, RAINHAM, RM13 9AB

    ODS code F82627

    4.0 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    4.1 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    4.1 km

  • BEAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAM PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HALEWOOD WAY, RAINHAM, RM13 8QZ

    ODS code Y08371

    4.2 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    4.3 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    4.6 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    4.9 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    5.0 km

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

  • Maxim Road / The Ship

    BCT · Erith

    0.1 miles
  • St Francis Road

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles
  • St Francis Road

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles
  • Winifred Road / The Ship

    BCT · Erith

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Road / Church Manorway

    BCT · Hillside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 004B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,367 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
Possible

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 £207,500 from 14 recorded sales in DA8 1LN. 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 15 secondary schools. Lime Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 797 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 955 events.

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