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DA16

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
747
Current units
566
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
181

Postcode sectors in DA16

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
17,092 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26b, Welling Way, Welling, DA16 2RJ 27 July 2026 £325,000
1, Totnes Road, Welling, DA16 1BU 23 July 2026 £610,000
39, Hill View Drive, Welling, DA16 3RS 10 July 2026 £510,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
15
Primary
9
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 669
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Shoplifting 287
  • Vehicle crime 260
  • Other theft 161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

DA16 usual residents
37,486
Age-profile population
37,206

Age bands in DA16

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.5%
6,876 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.8%
4,010 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.9%
10,390 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.3%
9,767 residents
Age 65 and over
16.6%
6,163 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 562 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 549 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 515 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

in this district

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    76-78 UPPER WICKHAM LANE, WELLING, DA16 3HQ

    ODS code G83028

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £448,000 from 2,144 recorded sales in DA16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bexley is £405,477 in June 2026, up 1.2% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 669 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.