Albany Park

Bexley · London · population 7,789 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #457 of 6,856 in England
  • #48 of 1,002 in London
  • #4 of 28 in Bexley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,751
Median age (est.)42
Density3,877per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above30%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 4%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 21%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Administrative 16% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Administrative16%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Albany Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #457 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (90) and lowest on Living environment (50). Typical homes here sold for about £520,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 107 sales), 21% above the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,696 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 24 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 90 · #677
Employment 90 · #690
Education 72 · #1,890
Health 88 · #855
Crime 83 · #1,136
Housing & access 89 · #745
Living environment 50 · #3,446

House prices ?

£520,000median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£520,000107+4.8%+19.5%
Detached£782,5008+15.9%+64.7%
Semi-detached£582,50046+5.0%+23.3%
Terraced£435,00053+2.4%+11.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£520,000
Bexley£430,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,696±£7,669 · #601 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£47,831
Price-to-income ?9.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

35Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 189 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #140 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences56
Theft35
Burglary18
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons19
Drugs10
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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 →

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