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DA16 2JD

Falconwood & Welling · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Welling
Ward
Falconwood & Welling
Local authority
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA16 2JE 37 m
DA16 2DP 79 m
DA16 2DZ 118 m
DA16 2JH 120 m
DA16 2DY 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA16 2JD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 2
Latitude
51.459121
Longitude
0.102305
British National Grid easting
546,149
British National Grid northing
175,445

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Electoral ward
Falconwood & Welling · E05011226
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup · E14001414
Output area
E00001914
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 016A · E01000388
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 016 · E02000080

Postcode source versions

Explore DA16

Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Merlin Road North, Welling, DA16 2JD 30 November 2012 £250,000
10, Merlin Road North, Welling, DA16 2JD 22 August 2011 £198,000
12, Merlin Road North, Welling, DA16 2JD 31 August 2010 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
148
Primary
92
Secondary
24

  1. Hook Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    301 m

  2. Danson Primary School

    Community school

    362 m

  3. Bexley Grammar School

    Academy converter

    442 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 771
  • Anti social behaviour 400
  • Vehicle crime 301
  • Shoplifting 278
  • Other theft 186

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% 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

35

within 5 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    440 m

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    569 m

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    583 m

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    755 m

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    906 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    2.3 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.5 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.9 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    3.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.1 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    3.2 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    3.2 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    3.2 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    3.2 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    3.3 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    3.3 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

    13A RIPON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3PS

    ODS code G83030

    3.4 km

  • NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G83628

    3.4 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    3.4 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 35 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

  • Faraday Road (DA16)

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles

  • Hook Lane / Westwood Lane

    BCT · Falconwood

    0.1 miles

  • Faraday Road (DA16)

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles

  • Westwood Lane / Hook Lane

    BCT · Falconwood

    0.2 miles

  • Bradenham Avenue

    BCT · Falconwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 016A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,147 of 33,755

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

Schools

148 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 24 secondary schools. Hook Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 218.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 771 events.

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