DA6 7LB postcode in Bexley, England
DA6 7LB is a postcode in Bexley, in the Bexleyheath ward. It is in the Bexleyheath and Crayford parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where DA6 7LB is, and what is near it
- DA6 7LB
- Other postcodes in DA6 7: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 15 bus stops
- 5 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 51.4552, longitude 0.1508)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after DA6 7LB?
- BexleyCouncil, for all local services Bexley: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DA6 7LB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Bexleyheath and CrayfordParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Daniel Francis (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Daniel Francis
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 DA6 7LB?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for DA6 7LB. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at DA6 7LB?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Bexley's days for DA6 7LB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DA6 7LB on BinDayBuddySource: 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 DA6 7LB 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 DA6 7LB.
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 DA6 7LB: 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 DA6 7LB 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 postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DA6 7LB?
Homes in DA6 7 sold for a typical £364,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached £515,000 15 sales
- Terraced £438,500 5 sales
- Flat or maisonette £270,000 30 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DA6 district: a typical £415,500 from 116 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 DA6 7LB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DA6 7LB 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 DA6 7LB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,230 homes in the neighbourhood around DA6 7LB. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £1,578 |
| Band B | about 20 (2%) | £1,841 |
| Band C | about 460 (37%) | £2,103 |
| Band D | about 320 (26%) | £2,366 |
| Band E | about 300 (24%) | £2,892 |
| Band F | about 110 (9%) | £3,418 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £3,944 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,733 |
When the homes were built
- 5% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 31% 1919 to 1939
- 8% 1945 to 1964
- 3% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 43% 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 DA6 7LB is in (ONS area E01000362), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 DA6 7LB?
The nearest open schools to DA6 7LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 DA6 7LB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DA6 7LB is Barnehurst Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Barnehurst Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
- Bexleyheath Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bexleyheath / Highland Road, 70 m away.
More stations near DA6 7LB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near DA6 7LB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA6 7LB, 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.
- The Albion Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8304 8334 250 mWalk
- Lyndhurst Road Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01322 525000 850 mWalk
- Plas Meddyg Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01322 470595 1.4 kmCycle
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 DA6 7LB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of DA6 7LB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk
- Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk
- Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near DA6 7LB?
The nearest to the centre of DA6 7LB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Zental (Bexleyheath) Ltd Phone 020 3982 8602 350 mWalk
- myorthodontist - Chapel Road - Bexleyheath Phone 020 8303 6836 400 mWalk
- Barnehurst Dental Practice Phone 01634 577794 950 mWalk
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 DA6 7LB?
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.
- Queen Mary's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8302 2678 5.3 kmDrive
- DaVita (UK) Ltd - HMP Thameside Phone 020 7581 3139 6.1 kmDrive
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 DA6 7LB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DA6 7LB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Parkview Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8303 7889 650 mWalk
- Groveland Park Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01322 523090 900 mWalk
- Mountview Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 020 4619 0696 1.1 kmWalk
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 DA6 7LB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA6 7LB, 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.
- Boots, 31 the Mall Mon to Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 020 8301 1657 350 mWalk
- Broadway Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 7pm; Sat 8:30am to 6pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8303 2707 650 mWalk
- Davidsons Chemists Mon and Tue 9am to 6pm; Wed 9am to 1pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed 950 mWalk
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 DA6 7LB?
The nearest vets to the centre of DA6 7LB 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 DA6 7LB in a conservation area?
The centre of DA6 7LB 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 DA6 7LB?
Police.uk records 291 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA6 7LB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: robbery 14, drugs 11, other theft 10, theft from the person 5, other crime 2, criminal damage and arson 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for DA6 7LB
- Ward
- Bexleyheath
- 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
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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