DA17 postcode area guide — Bexley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DA17 postcode district in Bexley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DA17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.3%
Gigabit-capable
88.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DA17 postcode district (Bexley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 340 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.3%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DA17 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 DA17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DA17 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AE | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| DA17 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AG | 100% | 50% |
| DA17 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| DA17 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bexley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bexley district (106,074 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DA17
Police recorded 264 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 98 | 37.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 | 20.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 22 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 20 | 7.6% |
| Public order | 20 | 7.6% |
| Shoplifting | 18 | 6.8% |
| Burglary | 11 | 4.2% |
| Other crime | 7 | 2.7% |
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 DA17
Based on 146 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA17 is £365,500, up 3.0% on the previous year (£355,000).
Detached
£525,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£425,000
36 sales
Terraced
£375,000
58 sales
Flat / maisonette
£250,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in DA17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Upper Abbey Road | DA17 5AG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £620,000 | Detached | Woolwich Road | DA17 5EJ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £391,500 | Terraced | Lyndon Road | DA17 5AU |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | Clydesdale Way | DA17 6FH |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | Beckett Close | DA17 5RY |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | St Thomas Road | DA17 6AG |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £535,000 | Semi-detached | Harold Avenue | DA17 5NN |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Cheshunt Road | DA17 5JB |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £223,000 | Flat | Rutland Gate | DA17 6HH |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £292,000 | Flat | Little Brights Road | DA17 6FF |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.6% |
| 15–29 | 23% |
| 30–44 | 20.6% |
| 45–64 | 19.3% |
| 65+ | 16.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 15.4% |
| Social rented | 12.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DA17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,028 | DA17 6HT |
| Lessness Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 638 | DA17 6HB |
| Bedonwell Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 460 | DA17 5PF |
| Belvedere Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 326 | DA17 6AA |
| Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 309 | DA17 5PF |
| Belvedere Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 246 | DA17 6AA |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 192 | DA17 5HP |
| Cornerstone School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 112 | DA17 6DW |
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 DA17
122 rated food businesses operate in DA17. 70 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asda Superstore, Bedonwell Junior School Breakfast & After School Clubs, Belvedere Community Cafe, Belvedere Kebab & Pizzas, Belvedere Local.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DA17
From a sample of 223 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DA17 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
51%
Band D
36%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
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 DA17 typically use:
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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.