Belvedere & Lessness Heath
Bexley · London · population 10,267 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode DA17
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,591 of 6,856 in England
- #599 of 1,002 in London
- #23 of 28 in Bexley
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 30% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 35%
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
Belvedere & Lessness Heath is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,591 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (45) and lowest on Crime (26). Typical homes here sold for about £327,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 97 sales), 24% below the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,342 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £327,000 | 97 | -3.0% | +9.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £397,500 | 16 | +5.3% | +25.4% |
| Terraced | £375,000 | 38 | +3.4% | +17.2% |
| Flat | £245,000 | 41 | -0.5% | +19.5% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,044 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,929 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 325 |
| Theft | 343 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 80 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 80 |
| Public order & weapons | 71 |
| Drugs | 46 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 216 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bexley
- Bexley Village95
- Longlands & Halfway94
- Bursted Wood94
- Lamorbey93
- Albany Park93
- Danson Park93
- Bostall93
- Falconwood91
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