Viking Way, Erith, DA8 1EW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DA8 1EW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.9%	50.2%	-2.7%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	47.1%	49.8%	2.7%	49.0%	0.8%

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	34.7%	41%	6.3%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	40.1%	-9.3%	44.2%	-4.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	4.5%	3.1%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5.3%	7.1%	1.8%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	6%	4.9%	-1.1%	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	49.4%	53.5%	4.1%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	30.4%	30.1%	-0.3%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	13.2%	8%	-5.2%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	6.1%	7.1%	1.0%	4.0%	3.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	1.2%	0.1%

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	30.9%	22.9%	-8.0%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.6%	13.8%	-5.8%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	14.1%	4.3%	13.4%	0.7%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	12.9%	4.6%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	15.8%	27.6%	11.8%	33.8%	-6.2%
Other	12.1%	5.3%	-6.8%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	16.7%	11.4%	-5.3%	3.1%	8.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	5.3%	1.5%	-3.8%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	14.6%	18.1%	3.5%	2.5%	15.6%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
White	50.3%	44%	-6.3%	81.4%	-37.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	5.6%	5.6%	0.1%	5.5%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Other	5.8%	4.7%	-1.1%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.8% 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	65.2%	62.8%	-2.4%	83.2%	-20.4%
European Union	3.5%	9.7%	6.2%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	12.6%	13.1%	0.5%	2.7%	10.4%
Middle East and Asia	17.3%	12.9%	-4.4%	5.6%	7.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.6%	62.7%	0.1%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	7.3%	23.2%	15.9%	9.8%	13.4%
5-10 Years	3.2%	5.4%	2.2%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	7%	4.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	19.9%	3.9%	-16.0%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.4%	76.7%	-13.3%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	5.2%	0.3%	4.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	14%	13.5%	0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.1%	37.2%	-10.1%
Christian	50.3%	46.2%	4.1%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Muslim	3.2%	6.5%	-3.3%
Sikh	11%	0.9%	10.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Viking Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Viking Way was 194.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.6% higher than the Belvedere average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Viking Way has the 18th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere and the 53rd highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 71.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in DA8 1EW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Viking Way are based on 4 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 Viking Way, Erith, DA8 1EW

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA8 1EW

Average Price
£3,045,648

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,045,648

Estimated Average Property Prices for Viking Way

Average Price
£3,067,810

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,067,810

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Viking WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Chaucer House, 12 Viking Way, Erith, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£6,260,000	2020-09-07	£7,153,231
Unit 5 Viking Way, Erith, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,980,000	2020-01-29	£2,281,356
Unit 6 Viking Way, Erith, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2019-07-12	£1,134,660
Transformer Chamber The Switch Centre Viking Way, Erith, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,500,000	2016-12-01	£1,701,991

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA8 1EW

Employment

DA8 1EW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 DA8 1EW 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	97
Self-Employed	49
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	35
Looking after home or family	29
Student (economically inactive)	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	20
Manufacturing	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	12
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2

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	3,977 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belvedere Infant School Mitchell Close , DA17 6AA	3out of 4	468 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belvedere Junior School Mitchell Close , DA17 6AA	3out of 4	569 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School St Augustine's Road , DA17 5HP	3out of 4	1,575 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lessness Heath Primary School Erith Road , DA17 6HB	3out of 4	1,633 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Bexley Road , DA8 3HQ	3out of 4	1,844 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere Erith Road , DA17 6HT	3out of 4	839 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Henry School Avenue Road , DA8 3BN	2out of 4	2,260 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Rainham Lambs Lane South , RM13 9XD	3out of 4	4,141 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic school for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	- not rated	4,364 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School Hutchins Road , Thamesmead SE28 8AT	3out of 4	4,400 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	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	1out of 4	2,292 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	5,461 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cornerstone School Halt Robin Road , DA17 6DW	- not rated	710 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Break Through 121 Nuxley Road , Belverdere DA17 5JX	- not rated	2,174 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodside Academy Colyers Lane , DA8 3PB	3out of 4	2,737 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons Academy Bexley Lensbury Way , SE2 9TA	3out of 4	3,035 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley Woodside Road , DA7 6LB	3out of 4	4,585 yd	Academy special converter	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
The Canteen Chef At ADM Erith	ADM Erith Ltd, Church Manorway	174 yd
Angel Hill Cafe At Ocado	Angerstein House, Church Manorway	358 yd
Atalian Servest Food Company	Church Manorway, Erith	358 yd
Belvedere Community Cafe	Belvedere Community Centre, Mitchell Close	473 yd
Starbucks	Clydesdale Way, Belvedere	890 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Halfway Public House	165 Lower Road, Belvedere	376 yd
The Morgan	1 Clydesdale Way, Belvedere	890 yd
The Ship	110 West Street, Erith	942 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Ruby	88 Lower Road, Belvedere	369 yd
Fresh Fry And Peri Peri	163 Lower Road, Belvedere	376 yd
Lunchies	Unit 4, Elbourne Trading Estate	509 yd
Big Daddy's Kitchen	Unit 4, Elbourne Trading Estate	509 yd
Milestone Restaurants	Unit F4, OYO Business Units Belvedere	581 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda Superstore	301 Lower Road, Belvedere		849 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
North Kent Indoor Bowls Club (Closed) Crabtree Manorway South	indoor bowls	486 yd
Belvedere Community Centre MITCHELL CLOSE		539 yd
Belvedere Junior School BELVEDERE JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL BELVEDERE JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL MITCHELL CLOSE	grass pitches	557 yd
Bexley College (Closed) TOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite	718 yd
Bodyworks (Bexley College) (Closed) Tower Road	health and fitness suite	772 yd
The Woodside School (Closed) Halt Robin Road	health and fitness suite	797 yd
Trinity School ERITH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	925 yd
Youth And Family Centre West Street		1,043 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	91.7%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	91.7%

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

Overview of DA8 1EW