DA16 1SW

Falconwood & Welling · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bexley
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA16 1SJ 89 m
DA16 1SL 101 m
DA16 1SY 105 m
DA16 1SX 124 m
DA16 1SF 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA16 1SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 1
Latitude
51.460242
Longitude
0.117487
British National Grid easting
547,200
British National Grid northing
175,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup · E14001414
Output area
E00001912
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 020E · E01000389
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 020 · E02000084

Postcode source versions

Explore DA16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
86
Secondary
22
  1. Park View Academy

    Other independent special school

    204 m
  2. Foster's Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    438 m
  3. Aspire Academy

    Academy special converter

    451 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,040
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 918
  • Anti social behaviour 447
  • Shoplifting 380
  • Vehicle crime 283
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    663 m

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    825 m

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    1.2 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    1.4 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    1.6 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    1.8 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.0 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    2.2 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    2.7 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    2.9 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    3.0 km

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    3.1 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    3.1 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.4 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    3.5 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    3.5 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    3.5 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    3.7 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    3.7 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Guy Earl Of Warwick

    BCT · Welling

    0.0 miles
  • Bethel Road

    BCT · East Wickham

    0.1 miles
  • Guy Earl Of Warwick

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles
  • Bethel Road

    BCT · East Wickham

    0.2 miles
  • Park View Road / Crook Log

    BCT · Bexleyheath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 020E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,546 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

136 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 22 secondary schools. Park View Academy is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,040 published events cover 12 months, averaging 253.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 918 events.

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