Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, DA16 3AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DA16 3AL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.2%	50.3%	-3.9%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	45.8%	49.7%	3.9%	49.0%	0.7%

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	32.4%	36.1%	3.7%	37.9%	-1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	52.3%	50.9%	-1.4%	44.2%	6.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	7.8%	5.1%	-2.7%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	5%	4.7%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.1%	49.1%	5.0%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	38.8%	33.2%	-5.6%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	12.3%	12.1%	-0.2%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	3.6%	4.1%	0.5%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	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	22.8%	13.1%	-9.7%	18.2%	-5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.7%	11.6%	-5.1%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	15.3%	-2.1%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	5%	5.5%	0.5%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	10.9%	1.6%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	40.4%	19.0%	33.8%	6.6%
Other	7.5%	3.3%	-4.2%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.6% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.9%	1.5%	-2.4%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	6.1%	7.1%	1.0%	3.1%	4.0%
Pakistani	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	4.2%	9.7%	5.5%	1.6%	8.1%
Black African	3.4%	9.1%	5.7%	2.5%	6.6%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	75.1%	59.6%	-15.5%	81.4%	-21.8%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Other	1.7%	7.7%	6.0%	1.6%	6.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81%	60%	-21.0%	83.2%	-23.2%
European Union	2.8%	14.4%	11.6%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3.1%	8.8%	5.7%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	10.6%	13.2%	2.6%	5.6%	7.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.9%	59.5%	-20.4%	83.2%	-23.7%
10+ Years	0.6%	23.3%	22.7%	9.8%	13.5%
5-10 Years	5.6%	9%	3.4%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	1.4%	5.5%	4.1%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	12.6%	2.6%	-10.0%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.9%	76.7%	-5.8%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Romania	4.5%	0.9%	3.6%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	4.5%	1.2%	3.3%
Central Asia	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	10.1%	13.5%	-3.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.7%	37.2%	-11.5%
Christian	45.9%	46.2%	-0.3%
Buddhist	4.7%	0.5%	4.2%
Hindu	9.9%	1.7%	8.2%
Muslim	7.9%	6.5%	1.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Upper Wickham Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Wickham Lane was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Crook Log average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in DA16 3AL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Upper Wickham Lane are based on 344 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 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, DA16 3AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA16 3AL

Average Price
£386,548

Semi-Detached
£552,734

Terraced
£445,178

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£264,351

Other
£220,448

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Wickham Lane

Average Price
£337,041

Semi-Detached
£473,710

Terraced
£414,978

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,553

Other
£264,977

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Wickham LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
139 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-12-18	£428,635
155 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£490,000	2021-06-24	£561,211
151 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,000	2021-04-09	£3,095
151B Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2019-10-18	£259,473
151A Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2019-09-30	£258,236

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA16 3AL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in DA16 3AL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Retired	35
Self-Employed	26
Part-Time Employee	24
Unemployed	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	13
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Education	13
Other	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Information and communication	10
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bedonwell Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	- not rated	2,279 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	2,289 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	4,141 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	4,881 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Ruskin Avenue , DA16 3QG	4out of 4	614 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
East Wickham Primary Academy Wickham Street , DA16 3BP	3out of 4	653 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Wickham Junior School Wickham Street , DA16 3BP	- not rated	653 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
East Wickham Infant School Wickham Street , DA16 3BP	- not rated	653 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Wrotham Road , DA16 1LS	3out of 4	841 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	2out of 4	259 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	- not rated	259 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley Grammar School Danson Lane , DA16 2BL	4out of 4	1,384 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley Grammar School Danson Lane , DA16 2BL	- not rated	1,384 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic School Wickham Lane , Abbey Wood SE2 0XX	- not rated	1,622 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	3,680 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,698 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,698 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bexley College Tower Road , DA17 6JA	- not rated	4,599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	3out of 4	3,872 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Business Academy Bexley Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	3,872 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	4,715 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park View Academy 146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR	- not rated	826 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aspire Academy South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB	3out of 4	1,185 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westbrooke School South Gypsy Road , DA16 1JB	- not rated	1,185 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
ADO River Valley School Poets Corner Centre , 19a Keats Road DA16 3NB	- not rated	1,433 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	4out of 4	1,624 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eastern Curry	130 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	103 yd
Raffelina's	96 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	208 yd
Wellspring Cafe	Welling Pentecostal Church, New Road	432 yd
Mum's Cafe	36 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	535 yd
N'Fes Turkish Cuisine & Gift Shop	21 - 27 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	562 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Door Hinge	11 Welling High Street, Welling	692 yd
The Rose And Crown	The Rose And Crown Public House, 15 Welling High Street	692 yd
Nags Head	37 Welling High Street, Welling	697 yd
The Hangar Welling	35 Bellegrove Road, Welling	724 yd
Welling Snooker And Pool Club	52 - 54 Bellegrove Road, Welling	730 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Real Fish & Chips	128 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	103 yd
Mr. Hot Wings	178 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	109 yd
The Lounge By Project Protein	87 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	173 yd
Rice And Spices	80 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	240 yd
Pizza Hut	51B Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	466 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	172 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	34 yd
Lidl Welling	46 - 60 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	535 yd
Morrisons	71 - 79 Welling High Street, Welling	658 yd
Tesco Welling Superstore	Embassy Court, Welling	682 yd
Iceland	51-53 Bellegrove Road, Welling	758 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Welling Youth Centre (Closed) Lovel Avenue		133 yd
Welling School ELSA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	209 yd
Venture Health & Fitness Club (Closed) Construction House Construction House Station Approach	health and fitness suite	717 yd
Curves For Women (Welling) (Closed) BELLEGROVE ROAD	health and fitness suite	721 yd
St Michaels East Wickham C Of E School WROTHAM ROAD	grass pitches	778 yd
Bellgrove Social Club Bellegrove Road		794 yd
East Wickham Primary Academy WICKHAM STREET	grass pitches, swimming pool	814 yd
Hook Lane Primary School Faraday Road	grass pitches	929 yd
Park View Road Stadium PARK VIEW ROAD	grass pitches	992 yd
Bexleyheath Sports Club PARK VIEW ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,079 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	63.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	191.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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