Bostall

Bexley · London · population 10,742 · 7 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #498 of 6,856 in England
  • #55 of 1,002 in London
  • #7 of 28 in Bexley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents10,725
Median age (est.)42
Density6,704per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van15%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 4%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 20%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Administrative 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Administrative15%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 16%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 16%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 31% · Hindu 6%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Bostall is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #498 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Living environment (68). Typical homes here sold for about £500,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 116 sales), 16% above the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,046 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 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 86 · #985
Employment 84 · #1,095
Education 69 · #2,103
Health 82 · #1,198
Crime 90 · #711
Housing & access 95 · #313
Living environment 68 · #2,199

House prices ?

£500,000median (12m) · +4.9% yr · n=116
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£500,000116+4.9%+16.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£500,00089+4.9%+19.3%
Terraced£520,00019+5.9%+15.3%
Flat£220,0005-23.5%
This area£500,000
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)£52,046±£7,399 · #778 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,885
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 442 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #1,331 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences157
Theft99
Burglary42
Vehicle crime51
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons30
Drugs14
Robbery6
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 67 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

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.