Wordsworth Road, Welling

House prices, sold prices and local information for DA16 3NU, DA16 3NT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£406,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£367,276
38 sales
Price range
£298k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
DA16 3NT

At a glance

House prices£406k average11% below the Welling average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkWelling station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

38 property sales on Wordsworth Road, Welling have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £406,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £366,545. Average sale prices rose from £347,500 in 2016 to £406,250 in 2026 (+17%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 11% below the Welling average of £455,904 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Wordsworth Road compared

Wordsworth Road£406,250
DA16 postcode area£455,904
Welling£455,904
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DA16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £347,500 (4 sales)2016£348k2017: £315,500 (5 sales)2017£316k2018: £331,250 (2 sales)2018£331k2019: £357,500 (2 sales)2019£358k2020: £380,000 (2 sales)2020£380k2021: £359,750 (6 sales)2021£360k2022: £377,100 (5 sales)2022£377k2023: £397,500 (4 sales)2023£398k2024: £398,500 (2 sales)2024£399k2025: £402,000 (4 sales)2025£402k2026: £406,250 (2 sales)2026£406k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£366,54529 May 2026
Semi-detached15£369,50021 May 2026
Detached1£350,00018 May 2022

Sold prices on Wordsworth Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 29 May 2026£430,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 22 May 2026£425,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 21 May 2026£382,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 16 Sep 2025£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 8 Jul 2025£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 28 Feb 2025£393,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 17 Jan 2025£365,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 6 Dec 2024£380,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 19 Apr 2024£417,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 11 Oct 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 28 Feb 2023£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 16 Feb 2023£360,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 13 Jan 2023£430,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 31 Aug 2022£375,500 TerracedFreehold
16, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 29 Jul 2022£400,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 18 May 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 31 Jan 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 18 Jan 2022£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 7 Dec 2021£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 29 Jun 2021£372,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 28 Jun 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 25 Jun 2021£380,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 11 Jun 2021£346,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 29 Apr 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 25 Feb 2021£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 27 Aug 2020£360,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 31 Jan 2020£400,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 11 Dec 2019£315,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 25 Oct 2019£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 30 Jan 2019£320,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 8 Jan 2019£330,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 12 Jul 2018£322,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 21 Mar 2018£340,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 18 Oct 2017£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 29 Sep 2017£325,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 28 Jul 2017£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 4 Apr 2017£305,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 24 Feb 2017£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 2 Nov 2016£280,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 28 Oct 2016£380,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NT 21 Jul 2016£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 18 May 2016£340,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Wordsworth Road DA16 3NU 6 Jan 2016£325,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
25, Wordsworth Road £360,000 (Aug 2020) → £430,000 (May 2026) +19%
over 6 yrs
49, Wordsworth Road £372,000 (Jun 2021) → £425,000 (May 2026) +14%
over 5 yrs
38, Wordsworth Road £322,500 (Jul 2018) → £382,500 (May 2026) +19%
over 8 yrs
87, Wordsworth Road £297,500 (Oct 2017) → £415,000 (Feb 2023) → £460,000 (Sep 2025) +55%
over 8 yrs
16, Wordsworth Road £325,000 (Jan 2016) → £400,000 (Jul 2022) +23%
over 7 yrs
71, Wordsworth Road £380,000 (Oct 2016) → £350,000 (Jun 2021) -8%
over 5 yrs
43, Wordsworth Road £345,000 (Jul 2016) → £355,000 (Feb 2021) +3%
over 5 yrs
60, Wordsworth Road £340,000 (May 2016) → £330,000 (Jan 2019) -3%
over 3 yrs
48, Wordsworth Road £280,000 (Nov 2016) → £305,000 (Apr 2017) +9%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Wordsworth Road

Crime

308 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wordsworth Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences83
Anti-social behaviour73
Shoplifting47
Vehicle crime36
Other theft18
Public order13

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wordsworth Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Ravensbourne area in the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in South East London Flood alert area
  • Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich Flood alert area
  • River Darent from Westerham to Dartford Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wordsworth Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
ADO River Valley School 29 pupils Other independent special school 14–19 Report 0.1 mi
Willow Dene School 315 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
East Wickham Primary Academy 585 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Timbercroft Primary School 363 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy 235 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Rockliffe Manor Primary School 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Greenslade Primary School 198 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 419 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Welling station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Falconwood station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Plumstead station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Woolwich Arsenal DLR Station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chaucer Road (DA16) (N-bound, EDISON ROAD) 4 min walk
  • Chaucer Road (DA16) (S-bound, EDISON ROAD) 4 min walk
  • The Glenmore Arms (->N, EDISON ROAD) 5 min walk
  • Peregrine Court (->N, EDISON ROAD) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bellegrove Surgery
    174 Bellegrove Road, Welling · 0.4 mi
  • The Westwood Surgery
    24 Westwood Lane, Welling · 0.6 mi
  • Bexley Group Practice
    76-78 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling · 0.8 mi
  • Waverley Pms
    37 Waverley Crescent, Plumstead, London · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.6%62.5%
Private rented6.6%20.3%
Social rented19.8%17.1%
Households610

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.7%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents1,592

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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