Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DA16 3QG has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.2%	48.4%	1.2%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	52.8%	51.6%	-1.2%	49.0%	2.6%

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	40.7%	41.3%	0.6%	37.9%	3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	45.1%	45.8%	0.7%	44.2%	1.6%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	4%	5.7%	1.7%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	7.3%	4.9%	-2.4%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	45.4%	50.4%	5.0%	48.4%	2.0%
Good health	37.6%	34.6%	-3.0%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	13.1%	11.3%	-1.8%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3%	3.1%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	23.6%	18.3%	-5.3%	18.2%	0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	8%	-2.5%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	12.9%	-1.3%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	17.4%	4.7%	16.9%	0.5%
Degree or Similar	26.5%	36%	9.5%	33.8%	2.2%
Other	9.5%	4%	-5.5%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.9% 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%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	17%	15.9%	-1.1%	3.1%	12.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	11.6%	7.3%	-4.3%	1.6%	5.7%
Black African	3.9%	8.9%	5.0%	2.5%	6.4%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	3.7%	3.4%	0.8%	2.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	0.8%	0.8%
White	57%	48.9%	-8.1%	81.4%	-32.5%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	5.4%	5.4%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.2% 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	70.4%	58.2%	-12.2%	83.2%	-25.0%
European Union	3.6%	13.6%	10.0%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	5.7%	7.7%	2.0%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	17%	17.4%	0.4%	5.6%	11.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69%	58.1%	-10.9%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	3.9%	23.7%	19.8%	9.8%	13.9%
5-10 Years	6%	8%	2.0%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	5.1%	7.3%	2.2%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	16.1%	3%	-13.1%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.3%	76.7%	-8.4%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other EU countries	7%	1.5%	5.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.9%	37.2%	-16.3%
Christian	44.1%	46.2%	-2.1%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Hindu	13.6%	1.7%	11.9%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	8%	6.5%	1.5%
Sikh	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Ruskin Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ruskin Avenue was 187.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 164.2% higher than the Falconwood & Welling average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Ruskin Avenue has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling and the 57th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.0%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in DA16 3QG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 5/10 (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 Ruskin Avenue are based on 61 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 Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA16 3QG

Average Price
£523,985

Semi-Detached
£544,317

Terraced
£442,655

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ruskin Avenue

Average Price
£455,156

Semi-Detached
£497,322

Terraced
£441,905

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£189,210

Other
£19,897

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ruskin AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2017-05-05	£528,937
2 Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£515,000	2016-07-07	£656,068
26 Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2009-06-10	£483,697
16 Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£222,500	2008-11-03	£475,319
12 Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£238,000	2008-08-04	£482,956

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA16 3QG

Employment

DA16 3QG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in DA16 3QG 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	131
Retired	48
Self-Employed	48
Student (economically inactive)	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	17
Other	15
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Construction	16
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Information and communication	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Transport and storage	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Other	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	2,755 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	5,350 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	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	160 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hook Lane Primary School Faraday Road , DA16 2ET	3out of 4	348 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Wickham Primary Academy Wickham Street , DA16 3BP	3out of 4	530 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Danson Primary School Danson Lane , DA16 2BH	3out of 4	948 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Northumberland Avenue , DA16 2QE	3out of 4	1,228 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	972 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley Grammar School Danson Lane , DA16 2BL	4out of 4	1,053 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Falconwood The Green , DA16 2PE	4out of 4	1,351 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackfen School for Girls Blackfen Road , DA15 9NU	3out of 4	2,085 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Stationers' Crown Woods Academy 145 Bexley Road , Eltham SE9 2PT	3out of 4	2,505 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,187 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	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	4,487 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,501 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	1,052 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	3out of 4	1,331 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aspire Academy Bexley South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB	4out of 4	1,622 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marlborough School Marlborough Park Avenue , DA15 9DP	3out of 4	2,811 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside School Robert Street , SE18 7NB	3out of 4	3,124 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hot Wok	68 Bellegrove Road, Welling	113 yd
Rita's Katering And Events	70A Bellegrove Road, Welling	113 yd
McDonald's	38 Bellegrove Road, Welling	113 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri - Welling	42 Bellegrove Road, Welling	132 yd
Bella Napoli Pizzeria	35B Bellegrove Road, Welling	168 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welling Snooker And Pool Club	52 - 54 Bellegrove Road, Welling	113 yd
New Cross Turnpike	55 Bellegrove Road, Welling	163 yd
Bellegrove Social Club	90 Bellegrove Road, Welling	191 yd
The Hangar Welling	35 Bellegrove Road, Welling	218 yd
Plough And Harrow	143 Bellegrove Road, Welling	288 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sweet N Soul	62 Bellegrove Road, Welling	110 yd
Paradise Doner	58 Bellegrove Road, Welling	113 yd
Boba And Beyond	54 Bellegrove Road, Welling	113 yd
Pizza GoGo	84 Bellegrove Road, Welling	139 yd
Subway	88 Bellegrove Road, Welling	139 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	51-53 Bellegrove Road, Welling	163 yd
Lidl Welling	46 - 60 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling	308 yd
Tesco	124 Bellegrove Road, Welling	320 yd
Tesco Welling Superstore	Embassy Court, Welling	503 yd
Morrisons	71 - 79 Welling High Street, Welling	564 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Venture Health & Fitness Club (Closed) Construction House Construction House Station Approach	health and fitness suite	133 yd
Bellgrove Social Club Bellegrove Road		138 yd
Curves For Women (Welling) (Closed) BELLEGROVE ROAD	health and fitness suite	208 yd
Hook Lane Primary School Faraday Road	grass pitches	347 yd
East Wickham Primary Academy WICKHAM STREET	grass pitches, swimming pool	677 yd
Welling Youth Centre (Closed) Lovel Avenue		696 yd
Danson Primary School Danson Lane	grass pitches	855 yd
Welling School ELSA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	856 yd
Bexley Grammar School DANSON LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	965 yd
Park View Road Stadium PARK VIEW ROAD	grass pitches	1,065 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	96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.6%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	96.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of DA16 3QG