Welling
Bexley · London · population 10,224 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,582 of 6,856 in England
- #174 of 1,002 in London
- #12 of 28 in Bexley
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Administrative 15% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Administrative | 15% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 32% · Hindu 6%
Born outside the UK: 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Welling is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,582 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (85) and lowest on Living environment (40). Typical homes here sold for about £468,500 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 110 sales), 9% above the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,123 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £468,500 | 110 | +1.8% | +16.8% |
| Detached | £482,500 | 6 | -3.5% | — |
| Semi-detached | £500,000 | 69 | +6.7% | +13.1% |
| Terraced | £477,500 | 18 | +4.8% | +13.7% |
| Flat | £200,000 | 17 | -4.1% | -5.9% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,126 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,648 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 181 |
| Theft | 262 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 57 |
| Public order & weapons | 48 |
| Drugs | 44 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Other | 9 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 141 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bexley
- Bexley Village95
- Longlands & Halfway94
- Bursted Wood94
- Lamorbey93
- Albany Park93
- Danson Park93
- Bostall93
- Falconwood91
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Sutton Courtenay, Drayton & SteventonVale of White Horse77£475,000
- Market Overton, Cottesmore & EmpinghamRutland77£460,500
- WestonBath and North East Somerset77£450,000
- Trafford Park West & Kingsway ParkTrafford77£331,250
- Sutton & CrosshillsNorth Yorkshire77£250,000
- Boreham & Little BaddowChelmsford77£480,000