Barnehurst North

Bexley · London · population 8,043 · 5 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #923 of 6,856 in England
  • #98 of 1,002 in London
  • #9 of 28 in Bexley
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,934
Median age (est.)41
Density5,332per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 5%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 22%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 7%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 7%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 36% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Barnehurst North is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #923 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (89) and lowest on Living environment (47). Typical homes here sold for about £425,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 86 sales), in line with the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,672 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 37 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 85 · #1,019
Employment 84 · #1,088
Education 59 · #2,795
Health 75 · #1,719
Crime 73 · #1,856
Housing & access 89 · #773
Living environment 47 · #3,652

House prices ?

£425,000median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£425,00086+4.3%+11.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£465,00043+2.2%+7.5%
Terraced£422,75036+11.2%+22.5%
Flat£245,0005-5.8%+4.3%
This area£425,000
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)£53,672±£7,642 · #603 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£46,251
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 296 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #972 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences149
Theft28
Burglary15
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons23
Drugs5
Robbery2
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 64 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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