DA16 2LA postcode in Bexley, England

DA16 2LA 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 December 1994.

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 at DA16 2LA can get it Across Bexley: 93% Typical price £490,000 Homes sold in DA16 2, last 12 months. ▲ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Welling 500 m in a straight line

Where DA16 2LA is, and what is near it

Map of DA16 2LA and what is near it Map of DA16 2LA: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the DA16 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. DA16 2AA: also in DA16 2DA16 2AD: also in DA16 2DA16 2AE: also in DA16 2DA16 2AF: also in DA16 2DA16 2AG: also in DA16 2DA16 2AH: also in DA16 2DA16 2AJ: also in DA16 2DA16 2AL: also in DA16 2DA16 2AN: also in DA16 2DA16 2AP: also in DA16 2DA16 2AQ: also in DA16 2DA16 2AR: also in DA16 2DA16 2AS: also in DA16 2DA16 2AT: also in DA16 2DA16 2AW: also in DA16 2DA16 2AX: also in DA16 2DA16 2AY: also in DA16 2DA16 2BA: also in DA16 2DA16 2BD: also in DA16 2DA16 2BE: also in DA16 2DA16 2BG: also in DA16 2DA16 2BH: also in DA16 2DA16 2BJ: also in DA16 2DA16 2BL: also in DA16 2DA16 2BQ: also in DA16 2DA16 2DH: also in DA16 2DA16 2DN: also in DA16 2DA16 2DP: also in DA16 2DA16 2DR: also in DA16 2DA16 2DS: also in DA16 2DA16 2DT: also in DA16 2DA16 2DU: also in DA16 2DA16 2DW: also in DA16 2DA16 2DX: also in DA16 2DA16 2DY: also in DA16 2DA16 2DZ: also in DA16 2DA16 2EA: also in DA16 2DA16 2EB: also in DA16 2DA16 2EG: also in DA16 2DA16 2EH: also in DA16 2DA16 2EJ: also in DA16 2DA16 2EL: also in DA16 2DA16 2EN: also in DA16 2DA16 2EP: also in DA16 2DA16 2EQ: also in DA16 2DA16 2ER: also in DA16 2DA16 2ES: also in DA16 2DA16 2ET: also in DA16 2DA16 2EU: also in DA16 2DA16 2EW: also in DA16 2DA16 2EY: also in DA16 2DA16 2EZ: also in DA16 2DA16 2HE: also in DA16 2DA16 2HG: also in DA16 2DA16 2HL: also in DA16 2DA16 2HN: also in DA16 2DA16 2HX: also in DA16 2DA16 2HY: also in DA16 2DA16 2HZ: also in DA16 2DA16 2JD: also in DA16 2DA16 2JE: also in DA16 2DA16 2JF: also in DA16 2DA16 2JG: also in DA16 2DA16 2JH: also in DA16 2DA16 2JJ: also in DA16 2DA16 2JL: also in DA16 2DA16 2JP: also in DA16 2DA16 2JQ: also in DA16 2DA16 2LB: also in DA16 2DA16 2LD: also in DA16 2DA16 2LQ: also in DA16 2 Bexley Grammar School 500 mBexley Group Practice 600 mPark View Academy 650 mFalconwood station 1.9 kmFalconwood & Welling DA16 2LA Map of DA16 2LA and what is near it Map of DA16 2LA: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the DA16 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Falconwood & Welling DA16 2LA
  • DA16 2LA
  • Other postcodes in DA16 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 0.1060)

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 2LA?

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 2LA?

Every home and business at DA16 2LA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DA16 2LA 100% Bexley 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DA16 2LA 100% Bexley Over 99%
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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 2LA?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Bexley's days for DA16 2LA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 2LA 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 2LA.

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 2LA: 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 2LA 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.

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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 2LA?

Homes in DA16 2 sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, up 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£490,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£468,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £585,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £523,000 59 sales
  • Terraced £440,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £313,000 7 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 2LA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DA16 2LA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 2LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around DA16 2LA. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (65%). 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 2LA

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 £3,944 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,103.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,578
Band Babout 100 (12%)£1,841
Band Cabout 240 (30%)£2,103
Band Dabout 210 (26%)£2,366
Band Eabout 210 (26%)£2,892
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,418
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,944
Band Hwithheld£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 65% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 2LA is in (ONS area E01000414), 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 2LA?

The nearest open schools to DA16 2LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA16 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA16 2LA is Welling Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Welling Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Falconwood Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hook Lane / St Leonards Close, 89 m away.

More stations near DA16 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA16 2LA, 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 2LA?

1 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA16 2LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Shell Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 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 2LA?

The nearest to the centre of DA16 2LA, 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 2LA?

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 2LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA16 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA16 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA16 2LA 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 2LA in a conservation area?

The centre of DA16 2LA 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 2LA?

Police.uk records 275 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA16 2LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting77 reports
Violence and sexual offences64 reports
Anti-social behaviour52 reports
Vehicle crime25 reports
Other theft14 reports
Public order13 reports

Also: burglary 7, robbery 7, theft from the person 5, drugs 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 2LA

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
December 1994

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

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

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