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Wickham Street & East Wickham: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Wickham Street & East Wickham neighbourhood of Bexley, England (ONS area Bexley 029). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes DA16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DA16 3LR.
An affluent neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification
Wickham Street & East Wickham is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Bexley (4 of 21 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £470,000 and flats for £231,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bexley (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Welling, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£470,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£231,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.24; 4 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£72,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Wickham Street & East Wickham sits in Bexley
- Typical house price: 12th highest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Bexley with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Wickham Street & East Wickham
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bexley, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Air quality
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Welling Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (470 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Cannon Street (31 to 46 min) and Gravesend (about 27 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school East Wickham Primary Academy 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Welling School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 (Feb 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Wickham Street & East Wickham
What is the typical house price in Wickham Street & East Wickham?
£470,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Wickham Street & East Wickham compare with the rest of Bexley?
Typical house price: 12th highest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Bexley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Bexley.
Is Wickham Street & East Wickham an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Wickham Street & East Wickham gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.24; 4 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Wickham Street & East Wickham?
Welling. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (470 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Cannon Street (31 to 46 min) and Gravesend (about 27 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Wickham Street & East Wickham?
Nearest state primary school. East Wickham Primary Academy. 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Welling School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 (Feb 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.