DA16 3DE Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

DA16 3DE is a postcode in Falconwood & Welling, Bexley, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DA16 3DE, then scores the surrounding small area 50/100 - bottom 41% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DA16 3DE are schools and education and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for DA16 3DE is based on Bexley 029 Census 2021. It covers 6,626 residents, 4,868 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 40, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 71% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 15% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near DA16 3DE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DA16 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £495k from 61 rolling sales, up 10.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near DA16 3DE can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 5 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near DA16 3DE by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around DA16 3DE is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 21 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.