East Wickham is a ward and residential area in the London Borough of Bexley, on the eastern edge of south‑east London. Neighbouring communities such as Welling and Plumstead help define its local geography; the neighbourhood grew up from former Kentish farmland and still benefits from pockets of green space like Lesnes Abbey Woods and small local open areas that give it a suburban feel.
Predominantly residential, the area contains a mix of private housing and council estates and relies on nearby town centres, notably Welling and Belvedere, for shops and services. Many residents commute into central London, while a diverse local community and active neighbourhood groups reflect its evolution from historic Kent countryside into a modern outer‑London suburb.
Postcode districts covering East Wickham
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 16.9 miles
- Islington 10.6 miles
- City of Westminster 11.8 miles
- Bexley 1.9 miles
- Sutton 14.4 miles
- Croydon 10.8 miles
- Harrow 20.7 miles
- Basildon 16.9 miles
- Chelmsford 24.6 miles
- Maidstone 22.5 miles
- Gillingham 21.6 miles
- Harlow 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Falconwood & Welling Ward 0.7 miles
- Plumstead Common Ward 0.9 miles
- West Heath Ward 1.3 miles
- Crook Log Ward 1.3 miles
- Plumstead & Glyndon Ward 1.4 miles
- Abbey Wood Ward 1.5 miles
- Shooters Hill Ward 1.5 miles
- Blackfen & Lamorbey Ward 1.6 miles
- Eltham Park & Progress Ward 1.8 miles
- Woolwich Common Ward 1.8 miles
- Bexley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Blendon & Penhill Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in East Wickham
DA16 2RH, DA16 1NP, DA16 1PJ, DA16 2RU, DA16 3RD, DA16 1DF, DA16 2ST, DA16 2SH, DA16 3AR … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 3.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 24 miles
- Welling Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Falconwood Railway Stations 1.1 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 9.4 miles
Hotels near East Wickham Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 2.7 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 3.5 miles
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 5 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 5.1 miles
- Aloft London Excel 4 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Excel 3 3.7 miles
- Moxy London Excel 4 3.8 miles
- Tribe London Canary Wharf 4 5.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Docklands 3 3.8 miles
Schools in East Wickham
- East Wickham Primary Academy Primary
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Primary
- Welling School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Park View Road Stadium 0.9 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 1.9 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 2.8 miles
- The Valley Stadium 3.1 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 3.6 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 4.5 miles
- Queen's House Museum 4.6 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 4.7 miles
- National Maritime Museum Museum 4.7 miles
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 4.8 miles
- The O2 Stadium 4.9 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles