Buckingham Avenue, Welling, DA16 2ND

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding DA16 2ND, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	52.6%	1.6%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	49%	47.4%	-1.6%	49.0%	-1.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34%	39.1%	5.1%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	46.6%	-2.8%	44.2%	2.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	7.9%	6.4%	-1.5%	6.1%	0.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.3%	54.6%	5.3%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	37.7%	33.9%	-3.8%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	8.3%	9.2%	0.9%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3%	1.4%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.6%	16.6%	-5.0%	18.2%	-1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22.8%	9.4%	-13.4%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.7%	15.1%	-5.6%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	5.3%	1.2%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	20.8%	11.3%	16.9%	3.9%
Degree or Similar	17%	29.1%	12.1%	33.8%	-4.7%
Other	4.1%	3.8%	-0.3%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.3%	0.6%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1%	1.7%	0.7%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	1%	2.3%	1.3%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	6%	10.7%	4.7%	2.5%	8.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	86.8%	73.2%	-13.6%	81.4%	-8.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.4%	76%	-11.4%	83.2%	-7.2%
European Union	5.6%	9.2%	3.6%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3%	6.6%	3.6%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	3%	4.9%	1.9%	5.6%	-0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.4%	75.6%	-10.8%	83.2%	-7.6%
10+ Years	1.3%	14.9%	13.6%	9.8%	5.1%
5-10 Years	4.3%	4%	-0.3%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	2.6%	3.2%	0.6%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	5.3%	2.3%	-3.0%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	76.7%	-0.7%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.7%	37.2%	-3.5%
Christian	51.4%	46.2%	5.2%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Buckingham Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Buckingham Avenue was 78.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.5% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Buckingham Avenue has the 22nd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey and the 241st highest crime rate of 715 local areas in Bexley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -82.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in DA16 2ND, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Buckingham Avenue are based on 125 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bexley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Buckingham Avenue, Welling, DA16 2ND

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA16 2ND

Average Price
£489,342

Semi-Detached
£490,658

Terraced
£488,983

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Buckingham Avenue

Average Price
£520,300

Semi-Detached
£556,778

Terraced
£478,074

Detached
£566,080

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Buckingham AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
66 Buckingham Avenue, Welling, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£470,000	2026-02-20	£470,000
76 Buckingham Avenue, Welling, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-04-12	£528,312
98 Buckingham Avenue, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2020-08-28	£506,025
70 Buckingham Avenue, Welling, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£407,000	2020-03-31	£498,172
76 Buckingham Avenue, Welling, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2017-02-17	£389,722

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA16 2ND

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	112
Part-Time Employee	43
Retired	42
Self-Employed	29
Looking after home or family	12
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Other	4
Student (economically inactive)	4

Employment Industry

Construction	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Financial and insurance activities	16
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	3,612 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	3,832 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedonwell Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	- not rated	4,176 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	4,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	5,177 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westwood Primary Junior School The Green , DA16 2PF	- not rated	300 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westwood Primary Infant School Northumberland Avenue , DA16 2QE	- not rated	300 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westwood Primary School Northumberland Avenue , DA16 2QE	- not rated	300 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Northumberland Avenue , DA16 2QE	3out of 4	300 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Eastcote Road , DA16 2ST	4out of 4	934 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Falconwood The Green , DA16 2PE	3out of 4	222 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westwood College The Green , DA16 2PE	- not rated	387 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crown Woods College 145 Bexley Road , Eltham SE9 2QN	- not rated	1,194 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bexley Grammar School Danson Lane , DA16 2BL	4out of 4	1,205 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley Grammar School Danson Lane , DA16 2BL	- not rated	1,205 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	2,882 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	2,882 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	4,101 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	4,656 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
ADO River Valley School Poets Corner Centre , 19a Keats Road DA16 3NB	- not rated	1,723 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	4out of 4	1,853 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	- not rated	1,853 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park View Academy 146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR	- not rated	1,876 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rose Cottage School Swingate Lane , Plumstead SE18 2JD	- not rated	1,876 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe On The Green	19 Falconwood Parade, Welling	273 yd
Falcon Tandoori Restaurant	16 Falconwood Parade, Welling	273 yd
Shampan Welling	8 Falconwood Parade, Welling	273 yd
F & D's Cafe	6 Bellegrove Parade, Welling	798 yd
Da Peppino Italian Restaurant	125 - 129 Bellegrove Road, Welling	978 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bolthole	12 Falconwood Parade, Welling	272 yd
Falconwood Private Members' Club	Falconwood Avenue, Welling	750 yd
Jolly Fenman (Sidcup)	The Jolly Fenman Public House, 64 - 68 Blackfen Road	764 yd
Falcon Harvester	Lingfield Crescent, Eltham	884 yd
Westwood Masonic Centre	168 Bellegrove Road, Welling	898 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yaseen's Kitchen	29 Falconwood Parade, Welling	152 yd
Ocean City Swallow	7 Falconwood Parade, Welling	273 yd
Cod Rocks	17 Falconwood Parade, Welling	273 yd
Darjeeling Take Away	7 Lingfield Crescent, Eltham	777 yd
Golden Star	5 Lingfield Crescent, London	784 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative	21-23 Falconwood Parade, Welling		167 yd
Tesco	124 Bellegrove Road, Welling		983 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Falconwood Community Centre 31-39 31-39 FALCONWOOD PARADE		154 yd
Harris Academy Falconwood THE GREEN	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	251 yd
Eastcote Primary School EASTCOTE ROAD	grass pitches	936 yd
Eastcote Primary School (Closed) Eastcote Road	grass pitches	936 yd
Hook Lane Primary School Faraday Road	grass pitches	1,044 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	193.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	31.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.