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DA16 East Wickham — Family Area Report

East Wickham · Bexley

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Bexley£2,287/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%34.9% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

DA16 is the London postcode area covering East Wickham in the London Borough of Bexley. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 1 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Waterloo in 48 min on the morning rush. 34.9% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density71
Commute70

Schools

1 within 1 mile

  • Willow Dene School

    Special · 315 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    1377m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Slow · 46–55 min
    WaterlooFastest
    48 min
    via Southeastern
    King's Cross
    65 min
    via Elizabeth line & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    55 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    52 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    71 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    61 min
    via Southeastern

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 48 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode DA16. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    DA16 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about East Wickham, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is DA16 a good area for families?
    DA16 (East Wickham, Bexley) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in DA16?
    There are 1 schools within a mile of DA16, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. DA16 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is DA16?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in DA16 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, DA16 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from DA16 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from DA16 is Waterloo in about 48 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in DA16?
    34.9% of households in DA16's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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