Barnehurst South

Bexley · London · population 8,300 · 5 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,390 of 6,856 in England
  • #246 of 1,002 in London
  • #17 of 28 in Bexley
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,302
Median age (est.)42
Density3,766per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative14%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 10%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 78%Asian 10%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 35% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 South is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,390 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (96) and lowest on Crime (47). Typical homes here sold for about £435,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 93 sales), in line with the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,516 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 56 · #3,028
Employment 54 · #3,186
Education 54 · #3,172
Health 62 · #2,603
Crime 47 · #3,631
Housing & access 96 · #286
Living environment 47 · #3,624

House prices ?

£435,000median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£435,00093+2.1%+16.2%
Detached£625,0005+34.4%+14.9%
Semi-detached£471,00051-0.3%+8.3%
Terraced£424,00014+6.0%+14.6%
Flat£270,00023+3.8%+9.8%
This area£435,000
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)£50,516±£7,191 · #972 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,416
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 559 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #3,355 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences260
Theft39
Burglary21
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons65
Drugs57
Robbery4
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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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