DA15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Blackfen, Sidcup and Longlands, in Bexley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DA15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in DA15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DA15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DA15 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA15 at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (480), anti-social behaviour (374) and other crime (245).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA15 was 52.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DA15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA15 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DA15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley 018A | 1,584 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.3% |
| Bexley 018F | 1,347 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| Bexley 021A | 1,588 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Bexley 021B | 1,521 | 76.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.3% |
| Bexley 021C | 1,486 | 89.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Bexley 021D | 1,618 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| Bexley 022A | 1,542 | 24.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.8% |
| Bexley 022B | 1,524 | 65.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.0% |
| Bexley 022C | 1,509 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| Bexley 022D | 1,342 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Bexley 022E | 1,261 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| Bexley 024E | 1,637 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.3% |
| Bexley 025A | 1,619 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.9% |
| Bexley 025B | 1,592 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Bexley 025D | 1,800 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| Bexley 025E | 1,251 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| Bexley 026A | 1,727 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 69.0% |
| Bexley 026B | 1,672 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| Bexley 026E | 2,054 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.1% |
MPs for DA15
- Mr Louie FrenchConservativeMP for Old Bexley and Sidcup97% of DA15’s postcodes
- Clive EffordLabourMP for Eltham and Chislehurst2.8% of DA15’s postcodes
- Daniel FrancisLabourMP for Bexleyheath and Crayford0.2% of DA15’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DA154
Postcode sectors in DA154
Council1
Towns in DA151
Postcode districts next to DA156
Nearest rail stations4
More in the DA postcode area2
DA15 in brief
DA15 is a postcode district covering Blackfen, Sidcup and Longlands, in Bexley.
About 29,541 people lived in DA15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £458,500 in 2025 across 460 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA15 was £458,500 in 2025.
DA15 had 29,384 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in DA15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA15, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.