DA14 postcode area guide — Bexley

Where is DA14?

Broadband & internet speeds in DA14

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the DA14 postcode district (Bexley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 512 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.4%.

Around 0% of premises in DA14 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 DA14

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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 DA14

Police recorded 200 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA14 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 DA14

Based on 234 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA14 is £371,000, down 6.1% on the previous year (£395,000).

Latest recorded sales in DA14

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 DA14

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 DA14

178 rated food businesses operate in DA14. 122 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aces Brunch, All A-Board Day Nursery & Tiny Town, Athletes Kitchen UK Ltd, Bartlett Mitchell At Bird College, Baugh House.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in DA14

From a sample of 167 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DA14 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% 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 DA14 typically use:

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What's it like living in DA14?

Postcodes in DA14

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.