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DA17 postcode area · Bexley

The DA17 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bexley, Dartford. Area Scores range from 19 to 74 across them. Every full DA17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DA17 district: Lesnes Abbey scores 74 out of 100 (#1,746 of 6,856 nationally) while Erith East sits at 20 — neighbours on the map, 55 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £327,000 in Belvedere & Lessness Heath to £450,000 in Lesnes Abbey. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bexley and Dartford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,990a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied58%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DA17 district

£370,000median home sold over the past year · +16.4% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 204 sales
Detached£531,250
Semi-detached£425,000
Terraced£376,250
Flat£233,000
Bexley£430,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Lesnes AbbeyBexley 1,74674 £450,000
Central Dartford & West HillDartford 2,73360 £338,250
Erith WestBexley 3,13154 £365,000
Northumberland HeathBexley 3,72746 £391,000
Belvedere & Lessness HeathBexley 4,59133 £327,000
South ThamesmeadBexley 4,99527 £362,000
Erith EastBexley 5,50920 £340,000

People living in DA17 Census 2021

Residents63,030
Median age (est.)37
Density4,797per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above33%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 20%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 12%Black: 20%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 61%Asian 12%Black 20%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 31% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DA17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DA17 district.

Erith

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DA17.

DA18 DA8 DA7 SE2 DA6 DA16 DA5 SE28

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.