Blackfen
Bexley · London · population 7,906 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,232 of 6,856 in England
- #123 of 1,002 in London
- #10 of 28 in Bexley
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Administrative 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Administrative | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 38% · 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
Blackfen is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,232 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 28 in Bexley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (92) but weak on Living environment (36). Typical homes here sold for about £432,500 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 104 sales), in line with the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,897 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £432,500 | 104 | +2.4% | +14.9% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Semi-detached | £499,500 | 29 | +2.5% | +4.6% |
| Terraced | £413,500 | 66 | +3.4% | +14.9% |
| Flat | £230,000 | 5 | -15.6% | -2.1% |
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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 ?
- #3,276 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 #2,128 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 118 |
| Theft | 75 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 61 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 |
| Public order & weapons | 34 |
| Drugs | 43 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Tattenhoe & Emerson ValleyMilton Keynes82£405,000
- Mayfield & WadhurstWealden82£510,000
- Sutton NorthSutton82£530,000
- Lostock & LadybridgeBolton82£316,000
- Ruskington West & CranwellNorth Kesteven82£224,000
- Notting Hill SouthKensington and Chelsea82£1,500,000