DA16 3AZ

East Wickham · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA16 3BA 44 m
DA16 3JW 66 m
DA16 3AU 73 m
DA16 3AX 108 m
DA16 3JP 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA16 3AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA16
Postcode sector
DA16 3
Latitude
51.465156
Longitude
0.099746
British National Grid easting
545,952
British National Grid northing
176,111

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
E00001966
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 029C · E01000400
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 029 · E02006785

Postcode source versions

Explore DA16

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Central Avenue, Welling, DA16 3AZ 28 November 2025 £485,000
31, Central Avenue, Welling, DA16 3AZ 25 March 2025 £515,000
19, Central Avenue, Welling, DA16 3AZ 3 March 2025 £610,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
154
Primary
95
Secondary
25
  1. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    340 m
  2. Hook Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    425 m
  3. East Wickham Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    469 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 836
  • Anti social behaviour 383
  • Vehicle crime 334
  • Shoplifting 320
  • Other theft 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

16 female, 19 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.7
DA16 3 residents
10,104

Age bands in DA16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,787 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,037 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,818 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,613 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,754 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA16 3 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

37

within 5 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    277 m

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    281 m

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83028

    695 m

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    748 m

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    1.3 km

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    2.3 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.3 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.4 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83647

    2.5 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

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

    ODS code G83631

    2.6 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.6 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    2.6 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    2.6 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

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

    ODS code G83030

    2.8 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

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

    ODS code G83060

    2.8 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    2.9 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    2.9 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    3.5 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83680

    3.6 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83015

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 37 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

  • Welling Station

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles
  • Welling Station

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles
  • Welling Rail Station

    RLY · Welling

    0.1 miles
  • Central Avenue / Welling Station

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles
  • Central Avenue / Tidford Road

    BCT · Welling

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 029C, 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

21,810 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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 £515,000 from 3 recorded sales in DA16 3AZ. 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

154 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 25 secondary schools. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 836 events.

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