Sidcup East

Bexley · London · population 10,157 · 6 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,760 of 6,856 in England
  • #191 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 28 in Bexley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,163
Median age (est.)43
Density3,718per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 15%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 35%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative14%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 7%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 7%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 37% · Muslim 2%

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

Sidcup East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,760 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Living environment (44). Typical homes here sold for about £410,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 140 sales), in line with the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,798 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 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 63 · #2,514
Employment 65 · #2,384
Education 68 · #2,219
Health 67 · #2,247
Crime 70 · #2,034
Housing & access 84 · #1,102
Living environment 44 · #3,830

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · -6.9% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,000140-6.9%+10.8%
Detached£795,00015-11.7%+10.2%
Semi-detached£575,00041-4.0%+9.5%
Terraced£455,00018-9.0%+12.7%
Flat£280,00066+1.8%+4.1%
This area£410,000
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)£48,798±£6,976 · #1,280 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,551
Price-to-income ?8.4×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 559 offences
Bexley64
London102
England83

Rank #2,481 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences252
Theft59
Burglary49
Vehicle crime61
Criminal damage & arson74
Public order & weapons37
Drugs17
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 149 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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