DA16 1SL postcode in Bexley, England

DA16 1SL is a postcode in Bexley, in the Falconwood & Welling ward. It is in the Old Bexley and Sidcup parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bexley: 93% Typical price £466,000 Homes sold in DA16 1, last 12 months. ▲ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Bexleyheath 1.1 km in a straight line

Where DA16 1SL is, and what is near it

Map of DA16 1SL and what is near it Map of DA16 1SL: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the DA16 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DA16 1AA: also in DA16 1DA16 1AB: also in DA16 1DA16 1AD: also in DA16 1DA16 1HP: also in DA16 1DA16 1HR: also in DA16 1DA16 1HS: also in DA16 1DA16 1HT: also in DA16 1DA16 1HU: also in DA16 1DA16 1JB: also in DA16 1DA16 1JD: also in DA16 1DA16 1JE: also in DA16 1DA16 1JG: also in DA16 1DA16 1JR: also in DA16 1DA16 1NA: also in DA16 1DA16 1NB: also in DA16 1DA16 1ND: also in DA16 1DA16 1NE: also in DA16 1DA16 1NF: also in DA16 1DA16 1NG: also in DA16 1DA16 1NH: also in DA16 1DA16 1NJ: also in DA16 1DA16 1NL: also in DA16 1DA16 1NN: also in DA16 1DA16 1NP: also in DA16 1DA16 1NQ: also in DA16 1DA16 1NR: also in DA16 1DA16 1NS: also in DA16 1DA16 1NT: also in DA16 1DA16 1NU: also in DA16 1DA16 1NW: also in DA16 1DA16 1NX: also in DA16 1DA16 1NZ: also in DA16 1DA16 1PA: also in DA16 1DA16 1PB: also in DA16 1DA16 1PD: also in DA16 1DA16 1PE: also in DA16 1DA16 1PF: also in DA16 1DA16 1PG: also in DA16 1DA16 1PH: also in DA16 1DA16 1PJ: also in DA16 1DA16 1PL: also in DA16 1DA16 1PN: also in DA16 1DA16 1PR: also in DA16 1DA16 1PS: also in DA16 1DA16 1PT: also in DA16 1DA16 1PU: also in DA16 1DA16 1PX: also in DA16 1DA16 1PY: also in DA16 1DA16 1PZ: also in DA16 1DA16 1QA: also in DA16 1DA16 1QB: also in DA16 1DA16 1QD: also in DA16 1DA16 1QE: also in DA16 1DA16 1QF: also in DA16 1DA16 1QG: also in DA16 1DA16 1QH: also in DA16 1DA16 1QJ: also in DA16 1DA16 1QL: also in DA16 1DA16 1QN: also in DA16 1DA16 1QW: also in DA16 1DA16 1RS: also in DA16 1DA16 1RT: also in DA16 1DA16 1RU: also in DA16 1DA16 1RX: also in DA16 1DA16 1SA: also in DA16 1DA16 1SB: also in DA16 1DA16 1SD: also in DA16 1DA16 1SF: also in DA16 1DA16 1SG: also in DA16 1DA16 1SH: also in DA16 1DA16 1SJ: also in DA16 1DA16 1SP: also in DA16 1DA16 1SQ: also in DA16 1DA16 1SR: also in DA16 1DA16 1ST: also in DA16 1DA16 1SX: also in DA16 1DA16 1SY: also in DA16 1DA16 1TA: also in DA16 1DA16 1TB: also in DA16 1DA16 1TH: also in DA16 1DA16 1TJ: also in DA16 1DA16 1TN: also in DA16 1DA16 1TQ: also in DA16 1DA16 1TR: also in DA16 1DA16 1TT: also in DA16 1DA16 1TU: also in DA16 1DA16 1TY: also in DA16 1DA16 1UE: also in DA16 1 GP 1.2 kmBexley DA16 1SL Map of DA16 1SL and what is near it Map of DA16 1SL: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the DA16 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. East Wickham DA16 1SL
  • DA16 1SL
  • Other postcodes in DA16 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4610, longitude 0.1182)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DA16 1SL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DA16 1SL?

Every home and business at DA16 1SL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bexley: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bexley: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Bexley.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DA16 1SL?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Bexley's days for DA16 1SL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DA16 1SL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DA16 1SL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DA16 1SL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bexley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DA16 1SL: 2,738 properties in Bexley are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Bexley

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DA16 1SL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DA16 1SL?

Homes in DA16 1 sold for a typical £466,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, up 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£466,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£455,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached Not enough sales to price (1)
  • Semi-detached £485,000 72 sales
  • Terraced £448,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £256,500 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DA16 district: a typical £467,250 from 308 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DA16 1SL

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in DA16 1SL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 June 2026. The middle sale was £287,500, from £241,000 to £400,000. Across DA16 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £466,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DA16 1SL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around DA16 1SL. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DA16 1SL

Band D in Bexley for 2026‑27: £2,366. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,578 (band A) to £3,418 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,103.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,578
Band Babout 270 (33%)£1,841
Band Cabout 290 (35%)£2,103
Band Dabout 200 (24%)£2,366
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,892
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,418
Band Gwithheld£3,944
Band Hfewer than 5£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 26% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Bexley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DA16 1SL is in (ONS area E01000392), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DA16 1SL?

The nearest open schools to DA16 1SL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA16 1SL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DA16 1SL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA16 1SL is Bexleyheath Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bexleyheath Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Welling Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Guy Earl Of Warwick, 93 m away.

More stations near DA16 1SL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DA16 1SL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA16 1SL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DA16 1SL?

1 within 1 km 18 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA16 1SL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DA16 1SL?

The nearest to the centre of DA16 1SL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DA16 1SL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DA16 1SL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA16 1SL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DA16 1SL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA16 1SL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DA16 1SL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA16 1SL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DA16 1SL in a conservation area?

The centre of DA16 1SL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DA16 1SL?

Police.uk records 347 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA16 1SL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting91 reports
Violence and sexual offences83 reports
Anti-social behaviour65 reports
Vehicle crime33 reports
Public order18 reports
Other theft16 reports

Also: burglary 12, robbery 11, drugs 7, theft from the person 4, other crime 3, criminal damage and arson 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DA16 1SL

Ward
Falconwood & Welling
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Bexley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

Around DA16 1SL

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

DA16 1 sector DA16 district DA postcode area Bexley postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DA16 1SJ50 mDA16 1SX80 mDA16 1SF90 mDA16 1SD120 mDA16 1SH140 mDA16 1SG150 m
All of DA16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.