Lesnes Abbey

Bexley · London · population 8,120 · 5 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,746 of 6,856 in England
  • #188 of 1,002 in London
  • #13 of 28 in Bexley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,107
Median age (est.)43
Density4,370per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 8%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 11%Black: 10%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 11%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 3%

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.

Income 69 · #2,109
Employment 65 · #2,411
Education 53 · #3,234
Health 75 · #1,732
Crime 67 · #2,253
Housing & access 84 · #1,129
Living environment 41 · #4,049

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=109
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,000109+2.3%+14.6%
Detached£585,5006+52.1%
Semi-detached£465,00051+1.4%+12.0%
Terraced£449,00038+6.3%+16.6%
Flat£249,50014-0.2%+10.9%
This area£450,000
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)£49,533±£7,081 · #1,143 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,678
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 437 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #2,393 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences182
Theft71
Burglary13
Vehicle crime58
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons35
Drugs38
Robbery11
Other10

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 →

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