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DA8 postcode area · Bexley

The DA8 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bexley. Area Scores range from 19 to 94 across them. Every full DA8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DA8 district: Bursted Wood scores 94 out of 100 (#409 of 6,856 nationally) while Erith East sits at 20 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £322,500 in Lesney Farm & Colyers East to £517,000 in Bursted Wood.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,465a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied65%

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 DA8 district

£365,000median home sold over the past year · +9.0% over 5 years · +4.3% over the year · 272 sales
Detached£610,000
Semi-detached£420,000
Terraced£370,000
Flat£235,000
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
Bursted WoodBexley 40994 £517,000
Barnehurst NorthBexley 92386 £425,000
Lesnes AbbeyBexley 1,74674 £450,000
Erith WestBexley 3,13154 £365,000
Northumberland HeathBexley 3,72746 £391,000
Lesney Farm & Colyers EastBexley 4,93428 £322,500
Slade Green & Crayford MarshesBexley 5,40721 £350,000
Erith EastBexley 5,50920 £340,000

People living in DA8 Census 2021

Residents68,873
Median age (est.)38
Density4,507per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above31%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 20%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 16%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 16%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 9%Black: 17%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 67%Asian 9%Black 17%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 33% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 DA8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DA8 district.

Barnehurst Erith

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DA8.

DA17 DA18 DA7 DA6 DA5 SE2 DA1 DA16

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.