Danson Park

Bexley · London · population 11,226 · 7 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #471 of 6,856 in England
  • #52 of 1,002 in London
  • #6 of 28 in Bexley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,114
Median age (est.)42
Density4,286per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 4%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Administrative 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative14%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 12%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 12%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 35% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Danson Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #471 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 28 in Bexley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (97) but weak on Living environment (41). Typical homes here sold for about £483,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 122 sales), 12% above the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,820 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 34 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 89 · #745
Employment 89 · #766
Education 78 · #1,513
Health 88 · #841
Crime 81 · #1,294
Housing & access 97 · #176
Living environment 41 · #4,029

House prices ?

£483,500median (12m) · -2.7% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£483,500122-2.7%+7.4%
Detached£615,00019-12.5%+1.2%
Semi-detached£570,00054+7.5%+20.0%
Terraced£430,50028-0.6%+14.0%
Flat£280,00021-3.4%+7.7%
This area£483,500
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)£52,820±£7,626 · #688 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,780
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 381 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #717 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences157
Theft47
Burglary38
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons31
Drugs18
Robbery4
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 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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