DA5 postcode area guide — Bexley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DA5 postcode district in Bexley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DA5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87%
Gigabit-capable
87%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the DA5 postcode district (Bexley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 431 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87%.
Around 0.2% of premises in DA5 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 DA5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DA5 1AA | 100% | 15.4% |
| DA5 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| DA5 1AD | 100% | 37.8% |
| DA5 1AH | 100% | 7% |
| DA5 1AJ | 100% | 6.3% |
| DA5 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| DA5 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| DA5 1AP | 69.2% | 69.2% |
| DA5 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| DA5 1AR | 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 DA5
Police recorded 69 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 22 | 31.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 30.4% |
| Other theft | 6 | 8.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 7.2% |
| Drugs | 4 | 5.8% |
| Burglary | 3 | 4.3% |
| Public order | 3 | 4.3% |
| Other crime | 2 | 2.9% |
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 DA5
Based on 221 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA5 is £500,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£525,000).
Detached
£725,000
43 sales
Semi-detached
£540,000
88 sales
Terraced
£442,000
52 sales
Flat / maisonette
£265,000
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in DA5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | Thanet Road | DA5 1AN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £326,000 | Flat | Brook Lane | DA5 1DR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Shuttlemead | DA5 1RH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £599,995 | Terraced | Murchison Avenue | DA5 3LN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced | North Cray Road | DA5 3LZ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £93,000 | Flat | Woodside Lane | DA5 1EY |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £297,500 | Semi-detached | Howard Avenue | DA5 3AX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £467,000 | Semi-detached | Briar Road | DA5 2HW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £384,000 | Terraced | North Cray Road | DA5 3LZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £545,000 | Terraced | Bridgen Road | DA5 1JF |
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 DA5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beths Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,701 | DA5 1NE |
| Hurst Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 662 | DA5 3AJ |
| Old Bexley Church of England School | Primary | 3–11 | 615 | DA5 3JR |
| Upton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 454 | DA5 1HH |
| Joydens Wood Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 190 | DA5 2JD |
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 DA5
118 rated food businesses operate in DA5. 84 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 04.06.26Beijing Spring, Albany Food Centre, Albany Grill, Albany Park Baptist Church, Anchor Pub.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DA5
From a sample of 159 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DA5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
23%
Band D
52%
Band E
18%
Band F
5%
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 DA5 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.