Bursted Wood

Bexley · London · population 7,992 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #409 of 6,856 in England
  • #39 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 28 in Bexley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,982
Median age (est.)45
Density5,201per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 6%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 23%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Administrative 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Administrative16%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 11%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 11%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 31% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Bursted Wood is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #409 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Living environment (67). Typical homes here sold for about £517,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 85 sales), 20% above the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,814 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 88 · #800
Employment 85 · #1,047
Education 76 · #1,657
Health 86 · #985
Crime 90 · #656
Housing & access 95 · #348
Living environment 67 · #2,253

House prices ?

£517,000median (12m) · +10.1% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£517,00085+10.1%+18.4%
Detached£580,0009+6.4%
Semi-detached£525,00054+7.9%+16.7%
Terraced£468,25016+2.3%+20.1%
Flat£297,5006-5.6%+1.7%
This area£517,000
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)£51,814±£7,385 · #812 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£47,419
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 282 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #838 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences107
Theft82
Burglary19
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order & weapons23
Drugs5
Robbery3
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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