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East Wickham
Bexley, London
PocketsSt Michael's (Upper Wickham Lane · Greek Orthodox Church · south · east)Wickham Street & East Wickham (Wogebourne · Shoulder of Mutton Green · Welling · Bourne Spring Wood)Falconwood (Oxleas Wood · Welling Way)
East Wickham is a quiet outer-south-east ward between Welling and Plumstead, long built out as interwar suburban housing around Wickham Street and Upper Wickham Lane. The ward scores well on the things that matter to families: the safety figure is one of the stronger ones in south-east London, air quality is good, and twenty outstanding schools are within reach. Three listed buildings include the Grade II* Greek Orthodox Church and the Grade II East Wickham Farmhouse, and local green space centres on Bourne Spring Wood and East Wickham Open Space. Housing is cheaper than most of London. The trade-offs are familiar for Bexley: public-transport access is limited, with no Tube and a reliance on the 422 and 469 buses into Woolwich or Welling; there are few cultural destinations within the ward, and weekend options are thin on the ground.
- Strongest80Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong73Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Bourne Spring Wood (2.1 hectares)
- 37 open venues (28 food and drink, 9 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
68Better than 94% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)60
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For East Wickham: 159 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
80Better than 96% of London
- Personal safety73
- Property crime86
- Anti-social behaviour80
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Connectivity
32Better than 19% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
73Better than 87% of London
- Air quality78
- Quietness65
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
9Among the lowest in London
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene14
- Vitality (openings, diversity)19
37 open venues nearby — 28 food & drink, 9 other.
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For East Wickham: the mix behind 37 open venues—% independent
Education
53Better than 50% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools54
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School inspection history
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For East Wickham: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
5Better than 15% of London
3 listed buildings
- Greek Orthodox ChurchGrade II*
- East Wickham FarmhouseGrade II
- Former Fosters Primary SchoolGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
52Better than 22% of London
- Green spaces70
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Bourne Spring Wood (2 ha). ~10 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is East Wickham safe?
- East Wickham scores 80 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is East Wickham a good place to live?
- East Wickham scores 41 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (80) and air & quiet (73); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is East Wickham?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in East Wickham 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 32 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is East Wickham expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, East Wickham is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 16/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near East Wickham?
- East Wickham scores 53 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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