DA16 2BU

Falconwood & Welling · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA16 2BT 38 m
DA16 2DA 105 m
DA16 2BS 155 m
DA16 2BY 158 m
DA15 9PN 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA16 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 2
Latitude
51.452266
Longitude
0.107920
British National Grid easting
546,561
British National Grid northing
174,694

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
E00001924
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 021E · E01000391
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 021 · E02000085

Postcode source versions

Explore DA16

80 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Tyrrell Avenue, Welling, DA16 2BU 10 June 2026 £430,000
98, Tyrrell Avenue, Welling, DA16 2BU 2 April 2026 £445,000
60, Tyrrell Avenue, Welling, DA16 2BU 31 March 2025 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
85
Secondary
23
  1. Bexley Grammar School

    Academy converter

    475 m
  2. Blackfen School for Girls

    Academy converter

    502 m
  3. Danson Primary School

    Community school

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 611
  • Anti social behaviour 377
  • Shoplifting 283
  • Vehicle crime 260
  • Other theft 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
153

86 female, 67 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
2.8
DA16 2 residents
14,346

Age bands in DA16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,624 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,490 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

3,795 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,671 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

2,461 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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%

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

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    328 m

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    954 m

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    1.4 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    1.5 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    1.6 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    1.9 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    2.7 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    2.7 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    2.8 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.9 km

  • NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 THAXTED ROAD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3PT

    ODS code G83628

    3.1 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.1 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    3.2 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.7 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83680

    3.8 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

    ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY, 30 PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83015

    3.8 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    3.8 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.9 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    4.0 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Blackfen Road / Ramillies Road

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.2 miles
  • Blackfen Road / Ramillies Road

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.2 miles
  • Overcourt Close

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.2 miles
  • Blackfen Road / Westwood Lane

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.2 miles
  • Clayworth Close

    BCT · Blackfen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 021E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,823 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 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.

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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £409,000 from 12 recorded sales in DA16 2BU. 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

138 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 23 secondary schools. Bexley Grammar School is the nearest published school at 475 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 611 events.

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