Lesnes Abbey
Bexley · London · population 8,120 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,746 of 6,856 in England
- #188 of 1,002 in London
- #13 of 28 in Bexley
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 31% · Sikh 5%
Born outside the UK: 20%
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
Lesnes Abbey is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,746 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Living environment (41). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 109 sales), in line with the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,533 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 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 | £450,000 | 109 | +2.3% | +14.6% |
| Detached | £585,500 | 6 | — | +52.1% |
| Semi-detached | £465,000 | 51 | +1.4% | +12.0% |
| Terraced | £449,000 | 38 | +6.3% | +16.6% |
| Flat | £249,500 | 14 | -0.2% | +10.9% |
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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 ?
- #3,845 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 #2,393 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 182 |
| Theft | 71 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 |
| Public order & weapons | 35 |
| Drugs | 38 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 10 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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