Erith East
Bexley · London · population 8,096 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,509 of 6,856 in England
- #831 of 1,002 in London
- #28 of 28 in Bexley
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 31% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 32%
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
Erith East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,509 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (36) and lowest on Crime (15). Typical homes here, about £340,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 56 sales), 21% below the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,224 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 134 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well 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 | £340,000 | 56 | +10.9% | +36.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £410,000 | 10 | -8.9% | +24.2% |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 25 | -2.8% | +9.0% |
| Flat | £222,500 | 20 | -8.1% | +24.3% |
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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 ?
- #5,119 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 #5,713 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 381 |
| Theft | 181 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 106 |
| Public order & weapons | 100 |
| Drugs | 113 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 291 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.
- WestcourtGravesham20£356,000
- Forty LaneBrent20£400,000
- Oakridge & CastlefieldBuckinghamshire20£279,000
- Longbridge SouthBirmingham20£230,000
- Stratford CentralNewham20£460,000
- Ilkeston TownErewash20£162,000