DA8 3LX

Barnehurst · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA8
Postcode sector
DA8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA8 3NL 65 m
DA7 6PY 87 m
DA7 6PX 100 m
DA8 3NJ 111 m
DA8 3NE 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA8 3LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA8
Postcode sector
DA8 3
Latitude
51.469338
Longitude
0.161104
British National Grid easting
550,200
British National Grid northing
176,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford · E14001089
Output area
E00001798
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 014D · E01000370
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 014 · E02000078

Postcode source versions

Explore DA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
64
Secondary
18
  1. Barnehurst Junior School

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    39 m
  2. Barnehurst Infant School

    Academy converter

    89 m
  3. Northumberland Heath Primary School

    Academy converter

    575 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,952
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,117
  • Anti social behaviour 434
  • Public order 239
  • Vehicle crime 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA8 3 residents
11,663

Age bands in DA8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.5%

2,454 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,335 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

3,162 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,809 residents

Age 65 and over
14.6%

1,675 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 straight-line

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    911 m

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    914 m

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    1.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    1.8 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    1.9 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    2.0 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    2.0 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.4 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    2.6 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    3.2 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    3.6 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    3.8 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code G83018

    4.0 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

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    4.3 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    4.3 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83031

    4.4 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    4.5 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brook Street (DA8)

    BCT · Northumberland Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Street (DA8)

    BCT · Northumberland Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Barnehurst Avenue

    BCT · Northumberland Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Rydal Drive

    BCT · Northumberland Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Rydal Drive

    BCT · Northumberland Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 014D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,659 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

97 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 18 secondary schools. Barnehurst Junior School is the nearest published school at 39 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,952 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,117 events.

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