DA18 postcode area guide — Bexley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DA18 postcode district in Bexley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DA18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.4%
Gigabit-capable
69.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DA18 postcode district (Bexley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 68 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.4%.
Around 0% of premises in DA18 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 DA18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DA18 4AA | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| DA18 4AB | 23.3% | 23.3% |
| DA18 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| DA18 4AF | 0% | 0% |
| DA18 4AG | 0% | 0% |
| DA18 4AH | 100% | 75% |
| DA18 4AJ | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| DA18 4AL | 0% | 0% |
| DA18 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| DA18 4AR | 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 DA18
Police recorded 304 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 105 | 34.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 | 26.0% |
| Other theft | 28 | 9.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 24 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 16 | 5.3% |
| Drugs | 11 | 3.6% |
| Robbery | 11 | 3.6% |
| Other crime | 8 | 2.6% |
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 DA18
Based on 9 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA18 is £270,000, up 14.9% on the previous year (£235,000).
Terraced
£270,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in DA18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced | Mangold Way | DA18 4DB |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Holstein Way | DA18 4DJ |
| 4 Dec 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced | St Edmunds Close | DA18 4DU |
| 26 Sep 2025 | £367,000 | Terraced | Glimpsing Green | DA18 4HD |
| 26 Sep 2025 | £190,000 | Flat | Mangold Way | DA18 4DE |
| 19 Sep 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced | Parkway | DA18 4HH |
| 12 Sep 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced | Mangold Way | DA18 4DB |
| 5 Sep 2025 | £250,000 | Flat | Holstein Way | DA18 4DH |
| 11 Aug 2025 | £237,500 | Terraced | Mangold Way | DA18 4DA |
| 25 Jun 2025 | £216,000 | Terraced | Mangold Way | DA18 4DA |
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 DA18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Garrard Academy | All-through | 4–18 | 1,505 | DA18 4DW |
| Parkway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 247 | DA18 4DP |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 177 | DA18 4BA |
| Northwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 144 | DA18 4HN |
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 DA18
21 rated food businesses operate in DA18. 15 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Canteen Of Ferndale Foods, Easy Peasy Nursery, Greenmead Wine Stores, Harrison Catering At Northwood Primary School, Impact Food Group @ Harris Garrard Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DA18
From a sample of 167 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 DA18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
42%
Band D
47%
Band E
10%
Band F
1%
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 DA18 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.