St Michael's
Bexley · London · population 8,119 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,931 of 6,856 in England
- #209 of 1,002 in London
- #15 of 28 in Bexley
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Administrative 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Administrative | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 33% · Hindu 8%
Born outside the UK: 23%
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
St Michael's is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,931 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 28 in Bexley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (92) and lowest on Living environment (51). Typical homes here sold for about £465,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 89 sales), 8% above the wider Bexley median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,133 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £465,500 | 89 | +3.0% | +17.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £480,000 | 61 | +6.1% | +21.5% |
| Terraced | £432,500 | 18 | -3.3% | +20.8% |
| Flat | £265,000 | 9 | — | — |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #4,281 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 #1,674 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 159 |
| Theft | 78 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 26 |
| Public order & weapons | 16 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Other | 9 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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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