DA8 2BY postcode in Bexley, England

DA8 2BY is a postcode in Bexley, in the Slade Green & Northend ward. It is in the Bexleyheath and Crayford 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 at DA8 2BY can get it Across Bexley: 93% Typical price £367,500 Homes sold in DA8 2, last 12 months. ▲ 5% on the year before Nearest station Slade Green 550 m in a straight line

Where DA8 2BY is, and what is near it

Map of DA8 2BY and what is near it Map of DA8 2BY: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the DA8 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), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. DA8 2BS: also in DA8 2DA8 2BX: also in DA8 2DA8 2BZ: also in DA8 2DA8 2DA: also in DA8 2DA8 2DB: also in DA8 2DA8 2DD: also in DA8 2DA8 2DE: also in DA8 2DA8 2DF: also in DA8 2DA8 2DG: also in DA8 2DA8 2DH: also in DA8 2DA8 2DJ: also in DA8 2DA8 2DL: also in DA8 2DA8 2DN: also in DA8 2DA8 2DP: also in DA8 2DA8 2DQ: also in DA8 2DA8 2EG: also in DA8 2DA8 2EL: also in DA8 2DA8 2EQ: also in DA8 2DA8 2EW: also in DA8 2DA8 2EX: also in DA8 2DA8 2EY: also in DA8 2DA8 2EZ: also in DA8 2DA8 2FB: also in DA8 2DA8 2FD: also in DA8 2DA8 2FF: also in DA8 2DA8 2FG: also in DA8 2DA8 2FJ: also in DA8 2DA8 2FL: also in DA8 2DA8 2FN: also in DA8 2DA8 2FP: also in DA8 2DA8 2FQ: also in DA8 2DA8 2FR: also in DA8 2DA8 2FS: also in DA8 2DA8 2FT: also in DA8 2DA8 2FW: also in DA8 2DA8 2GA: also in DA8 2DA8 2GE: also in DA8 2DA8 2GF: also in DA8 2DA8 2GJ: also in DA8 2DA8 2GL: also in DA8 2DA8 2GN: also in DA8 2DA8 2GP: also in DA8 2DA8 2GS: also in DA8 2DA8 2GT: also in DA8 2DA8 2GU: also in DA8 2DA8 2HA: also in DA8 2DA8 2HH: also in DA8 2DA8 2HJ: also in DA8 2DA8 2HL: also in DA8 2DA8 2HN: also in DA8 2DA8 2HP: also in DA8 2DA8 2HR: also in DA8 2DA8 2HS: also in DA8 2DA8 2HT: also in DA8 2DA8 2HU: also in DA8 2DA8 2HX: also in DA8 2DA8 2HY: also in DA8 2DA8 2JA: also in DA8 2DA8 2JB: also in DA8 2DA8 2JE: also in DA8 2DA8 2LQ: also in DA8 2DA8 2LW: also in DA8 2DA8 2NN: also in DA8 2DA8 2NS: also in DA8 2DA8 2NT: also in DA8 2DA8 2NU: also in DA8 2DA8 2NX: also in DA8 2DA8 2PB: also in DA8 2DA8 2PP: also in DA8 2 Woodside Academy 850 mRiverside Surgery 1.1 kmLeigh Academy Bexley 1.3 kmGP 1.4 kmSlade Green & Northend DA8 2BY Map of DA8 2BY and what is near it Map of DA8 2BY: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the DA8 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), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Riverside Surgery 1.1 kmSlade Green& Northend DA8 2BY
  • DA8 2BY
  • Other postcodes in DA8 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 51.4699, longitude 0.1831)

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 DA8 2BY?

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 DA8 2BY?

Every home and business at DA8 2BY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DA8 2BY 100% Bexley 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DA8 2BY 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 DA8 2BY?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Bexley's days for DA8 2BY 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 DA8 2BY 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 DA8 2BY.

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 DA8 2BY: 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 DA8 2BY 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 DA8 2BY?

Homes in DA8 2 sold for a typical £367,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£367,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £430,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £371,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £219,500 9 sales

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

Across the whole DA8 district: a typical £365,000 from 246 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 DA8 2BY

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DA8 2BY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 July 2026. 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 DA8 2BY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around DA8 2BY. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (41%). 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 DA8 2BY

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 £2,892 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,103.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (22%)£1,578
Band Babout 160 (20%)£1,841
Band Cabout 390 (48%)£2,103
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,366
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,892
Band Ffewer than 5£3,418
Band Gfewer than 5£3,944
Band Hfewer than 5£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 41% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 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 DA8 2BY is in (ONS area E01000433), rounded by the VOA.

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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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest open schools to DA8 2BY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA8 2BY, 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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA8 2BY is Slade Green Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Slade Green Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Erith Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Northend Road / Colyers Lane, 146 m away.

More stations near DA8 2BY, 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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA8 2BY, 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 DA8 2BY?

1 within 1 km 17 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA8 2BY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Mfg Charging point · 4 chargers 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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest to the centre of DA8 2BY, 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 DA8 2BY?

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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA8 2BY, 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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA8 2BY, 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 DA8 2BY?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA8 2BY 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 DA8 2BY in a conservation area?

The centre of DA8 2BY 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 DA8 2BY?

Police.uk records 306 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA8 2BY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences120 reports
Anti-social behaviour54 reports
Vehicle crime25 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Other theft23 reports
Public order19 reports

Also: burglary 11, robbery 11, other crime 9, drugs 4, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, criminal damage and arson 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 DA8 2BY

Ward
Slade Green & Northend
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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