DA18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Thamesmead and Bostall Heath, 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 DA18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in DA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DA18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DA18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA18 at a rate of 99.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), anti-social behaviour (108) and other crime (78).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA18 was 96.2 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 DA18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA18 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DA18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley 001A | 1,713 | 155.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.6% |
| Bexley 002D | 1,518 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 41.8% |
| Bexley 002E | 1,690 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
MPs for DA18
- Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourMP for Erith and Thamesmead99% of DA18’s postcodes
- Daniel FrancisLabourMP for Bexleyheath and Crayford1.5% of DA18’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.
Postcode sectors in DA181
Council1
Towns in DA181
Postcode districts next to DA183
Nearest rail stations4
More in the DA postcode area2
DA18 in brief
DA18 is a postcode district covering Lower Belvedere, Thamesmead and Bostall Heath, in Bexley.
About 5,365 people lived in DA18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £255,000 in 2025 across 11 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA18 was £255,000 in 2025.
DA18 had 5,299 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in DA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA18, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.