DA5 1LD postcode in Bexley, England

DA5 1LD is a postcode in Bexley, in the St Mary's & St James 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 £475,000 Homes sold in DA5 1, last 12 months. ▼ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Bexley 250 m in a straight line

Where DA5 1LD is, and what is near it

Map of DA5 1LD and what is near it Map of DA5 1LD: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the DA5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 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), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DA5 1AA: also in DA5 1DA5 1AB: also in DA5 1DA5 1AD: also in DA5 1DA5 1AH: also in DA5 1DA5 1AJ: also in DA5 1DA5 1AL: also in DA5 1DA5 1AN: also in DA5 1DA5 1AP: also in DA5 1DA5 1AQ: also in DA5 1DA5 1AR: also in DA5 1DA5 1AS: also in DA5 1DA5 1AU: also in DA5 1DA5 1AW: also in DA5 1DA5 1AX: also in DA5 1DA5 1AY: also in DA5 1DA5 1AZ: also in DA5 1DA5 1BA: also in DA5 1DA5 1BB: also in DA5 1DA5 1BD: also in DA5 1DA5 1BE: also in DA5 1DA5 1BF: also in DA5 1DA5 1BJ: also in DA5 1DA5 1BL: also in DA5 1DA5 1BQ: also in DA5 1DA5 1DY: also in DA5 1DA5 1EB: also in DA5 1DA5 1ED: also in DA5 1DA5 1EE: also in DA5 1DA5 1GY: also in DA5 1DA5 1HA: also in DA5 1DA5 1HF: also in DA5 1DA5 1HL: also in DA5 1DA5 1HN: also in DA5 1DA5 1HR: also in DA5 1DA5 1HS: also in DA5 1DA5 1HT: also in DA5 1DA5 1HU: also in DA5 1DA5 1HW: also in DA5 1DA5 1HX: also in DA5 1DA5 1HY: also in DA5 1DA5 1HZ: also in DA5 1DA5 1JG: also in DA5 1DA5 1JP: also in DA5 1DA5 1JS: also in DA5 1DA5 1JT: also in DA5 1DA5 1JX: also in DA5 1DA5 1JY: also in DA5 1DA5 1LA: also in DA5 1DA5 1LB: also in DA5 1DA5 1LG: also in DA5 1DA5 1LQ: also in DA5 1DA5 1LR: also in DA5 1DA5 1LT: also in DA5 1DA5 1LU: also in DA5 1DA5 1LW: also in DA5 1DA5 1LX: also in DA5 1DA5 1LY: also in DA5 1DA5 1LZ: also in DA5 1DA5 1ND: also in DA5 1DA5 1NE: also in DA5 1DA5 1NF: also in DA5 1DA5 1NG: also in DA5 1DA5 1NH: also in DA5 1DA5 1NJ: also in DA5 1DA5 1NL: also in DA5 1DA5 1NN: also in DA5 1DA5 1NP: also in DA5 1DA5 1NQ: also in DA5 1DA5 1NR: also in DA5 1DA5 1NS: also in DA5 1DA5 1NT: also in DA5 1DA5 1NU: also in DA5 1DA5 1NW: also in DA5 1DA5 1QN: also in DA5 1DA5 1QP: also in DA5 1DA5 1QR: also in DA5 1DA5 1QS: also in DA5 1DA5 1QT: also in DA5 1DA5 1QU: also in DA5 1DA5 1RF: also in DA5 1DA5 1RJ: also in DA5 1 School 850 mAlbany Park station 1.9 kmGP 2.2 kmSt Mary's & St James DA5 1LD Map of DA5 1LD and what is near it Map of DA5 1LD: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the DA5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 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), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. St Mary's & St James DA5 1LD
  • DA5 1LD
  • Other postcodes in DA5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.4418, longitude 0.1504)

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 DA5 1LD?

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 DA5 1LD?

Every home and business at DA5 1LD 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.

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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 DA5 1LD?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Bexley's days for DA5 1LD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DA5 1LD 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 DA5 1LD 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 DA5 1LD.

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 DA5 1LD: 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 DA5 1LD 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 DA5 1LD?

Homes in DA5 1 sold for a typical £475,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£475,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£497,030 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £730,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £543,750 30 sales
  • Terraced £545,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £283,000 29 sales

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

Across the whole DA5 district: a typical £525,250 from 244 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 DA5 1LD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DA5 1LD 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

Food hygiene ratings at DA5 1LD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DA5 1LD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DA5 1LD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around DA5 1LD. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). 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 DA5 1LD

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 D, the most common, is £2,366.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,578
Band Babout 110 (12%)£1,841
Band Cabout 230 (24%)£2,103
Band Dabout 360 (38%)£2,366
Band Eabout 140 (15%)£2,892
Band Fabout 80 (8%)£3,418
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,944
Band Hfewer than 5£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 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 DA5 1LD is in (ONS area E01000447), 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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest open schools to DA5 1LD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA5 1LD, 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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA5 1LD is Bexley Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bexley Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Albany Park 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.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bexley Library, 66 m away.

More stations near DA5 1LD, 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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA5 1LD, 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 DA5 1LD?

2 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA5 1LD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging point · 8 chargers 50 mWalk
  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 1.5 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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest to the centre of DA5 1LD, 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 DA5 1LD?

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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA5 1LD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Mountview Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 020 4619 0696 1.3 kmCycle
  • Loring Hall Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8302 9302 1.4 kmCycle
  • Chapel Hill Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01322 553201 2.0 kmCycle

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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA5 1LD, 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 DA5 1LD?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA5 1LD 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 DA5 1LD in a conservation area?

The centre of DA5 1LD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 DA5 1LD?

Police.uk records 133 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA5 1LD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Violence and sexual offences39 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Public order10 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Burglary6 reports

Also: drugs 5, other theft 4, robbery 4, criminal damage and arson 1, theft from the person 1, other crime 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 DA5 1LD

Ward
St Mary's & St James
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

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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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