Housing in DA16 2RH
What the homes in DA16 2RH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wickham Street & East Wickham
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
DA16 2RHWelling
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (63.5%). Flats make up 21.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
78.5% of households in the DA16 2RH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented15.4%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.6%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bexley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bexley (August 2026, +1.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DA16 2RH (Wickham Street & East Wickham) (about 1,684 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.