DA1 postcode area guide — Bexley

Where is DA1?

Broadband & internet speeds in DA1

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the DA1 postcode district (Bexley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,180 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.3%.

Around 0.1% of premises in DA1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in DA1

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Mobile signal around Bexley

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bexley district (106,074 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in DA1

Police recorded 420 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in DA1

Based on 606 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA1 is £350,000, down 1.4% on the previous year (£355,000).

Latest recorded sales in DA1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Bexley demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Bexley district (246,472 residents, 95,300 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around DA1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in DA1

466 rated food businesses operate in DA1. 276 hold the top rating of 5, 78 are rated 4, and 19 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aces Express, Afro Veg N More (Greengrocers), After School Club @Leigh Academy Dartford (Juniors), Age UK Bexley Thursday Activity Day, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in DA1

From a sample of 226 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DA1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Bexley

Landlines around DA1 typically use:

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What's it like living in DA1?

Postcodes in DA1

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.