DA16 1BQ

West Heath · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Welling
Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA16 1BL 80 m
DA16 1BH 89 m
DA16 1BE 106 m
DA16 1AU 107 m
DA16 1BG 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA16 1BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 1
Latitude
51.477954
Longitude
0.118192
British National Grid easting
547,192
British National Grid northing
177,571

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford · E14001089
Output area
E00002226
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 009E · E01000450
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 009 · E02000073

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Langley Road, Welling, DA16 1BQ 19 September 2024 £540,000
16, Langley Road, Welling, DA16 1BQ 13 October 2023 £315,000
16, Langley Road, Welling, DA16 1BQ 11 December 2019 £282,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
131
Primary
85
Secondary
21
  1. Hillsgrove Primary School

    Academy converter

    384 m
  2. Alexander McLeod Primary School

    Community school

    895 m
  3. St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    984 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,086
  • Anti social behaviour 497
  • Vehicle crime 350
  • Other theft 216
  • Shoplifting 186

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

17 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
DA16 1 residents
13,036

Age bands in DA16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,465 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,483 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

3,777 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,483 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,948 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA16 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    753 m

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

    111 BASILDON ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0ER

    ODS code G83631

    1.3 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    1.5 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    1.6 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    1.9 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.0 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    2.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

    141 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1SE

    ODS code G83647

    2.1 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

    LAKESIDE HEALTH CENTRE, YARNTON WAY, LONDON, SE2 9LH

    ODS code G83018

    2.1 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

    9 GODSTOW ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9AT

    ODS code G83031

    2.1 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    2.2 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    2.2 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.4 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.5 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    2.8 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

    GLYNDON MEDICAL CENTRE, 188 ANN STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7LU

    ODS code G83060

    2.9 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    3.0 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    3.1 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Goldie Leigh

    BCT · West Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Longleigh Lane / Lodge Hill

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Longleigh Lane / First Avenue

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Bostall Heath

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Bostall Heath

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 009E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,947 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £427,500 from 2 recorded sales in DA16 1BQ. 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

Published establishments

131 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 21 secondary schools. Hillsgrove Primary School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 267.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,086 events.

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