DA16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Welling, Falconwood and East Wickham, in Bexley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DA16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in DA16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DA16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DA16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA16 at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 228 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (620), anti-social behaviour (442) and shoplifting (387).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA16 was 61.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DA16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA16 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DA16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley 009E | 1,801 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 009F | 1,750 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 009G | 1,420 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| Bexley 013A | 1,816 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.8% |
| Bexley 013B | 1,477 | 127.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Bexley 013C | 1,631 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Bexley 013D | 1,792 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Bexley 013E | 1,422 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 016A | 1,513 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 016B | 1,957 | 219.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.2% |
| Bexley 016C | 1,742 | 18.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 016D | 1,494 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 016E | 1,894 | 118.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| Bexley 016F | 1,465 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 018B | 1,529 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 018C | 1,452 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Bexley 018D | 1,658 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Bexley 018E | 1,766 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Bexley 020G | 1,695 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Bexley 021E | 1,748 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 029A | 1,593 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Bexley 029B | 1,571 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| Bexley 029C | 1,573 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.1% |
| Bexley 029D | 1,886 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.1% |
MPs for DA16
- Mr Louie FrenchConservativeMP for Old Bexley and Sidcup85% of DA16’s postcodes
- Daniel FrancisLabourMP for Bexleyheath and Crayford15% of DA16’s postcodes
- Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourMP for Erith and Thamesmead0.2% of DA16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DA164
Postcode sectors in DA163
Council1
Towns in DA161
Postcode districts next to DA166
Nearest rail stations4
More in the DA postcode area2
DA16 in brief
DA16 is a postcode district covering Welling, Falconwood and East Wickham, in Bexley.
About 38,964 people lived in DA16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £465,750 in 2025 across 430 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA16 was £465,750 in 2025.
DA16 had 37,556 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in DA16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA16, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.