Bexley
Bexley is a town or village in Greater London, England. It has 51 bus stops and Bexleyheath railway station is 0.9 km away. The area offers 1 school, 3 GPs & clinics, 2 supermarkets, and 4 restaurants & cafés. There were around 325 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. Covers 3 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Bexley is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 246,472 residents at roughly 4,071 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 184th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 12° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:27
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bexley - Belvedere West, United Kingdom
Crime
401 reported · July 2026▲ 42% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour126
- Violence & sexual offences117
- Shoplifting41
- Public order30
59 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Bexleyheath · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Violence against Person
- Drug offences
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
404 reported road collisions (2024)
77 killed or seriously injured · 483 casualties · 16.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 417 rated 4–5 ★ (324 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bexleyheath (0.9 km)
- 51 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bexleyheath (0.9 km):
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Live buses at Trinity Place:
- 422 → North Greenwich · 1 min
- 89 → Lewisham Station · 1 min
- B12 → Erith · 1 min
- 96 → Woolwich · 2 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£405,477 average▲ 1.2% YoY
Across Bexley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,534 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,226
- 2 bed £1,523
- 3 bed £1,862
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.2 times median annual pay (12.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
46 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 36 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: 1 Hawthorn Road (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches39
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
246,472 residents in Bexley · 4,071/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 190 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,366 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (31% of 101,740)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
92 schools · 43,011 pupils
60 primary · 15 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 30 of 36 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
84inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bexley Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Townley Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Beths Grammar SchoolGood
- Cleeve Park SchoolGood
- Haberdashers' Crayford AcademyGood
- Harris Academy FalconwoodGood
- Lift BexleyheathGood
- St Catherine's Catholic SchoolGood
- Hurstmere SchoolRequires improvement
- Welling SchoolRequires improvement
- Leigh Academy BexleyInadequate
- Blackfen School for Girls
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
- Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bexley
Care & health services
202 CQC-registered services
- Care homes31
- GP practices27
- Dentists53
- Homecare agencies70
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bexley
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
291 applications decided
86.9% granted · 253 granted, 38 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Daniel Francis
Labour
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 9
- Con 28
- Ref 7
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools18
- GPs & clinics6
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens21
- Restaurants & cafés73
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,595 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
337 jobs advertised · £43,450 avg
e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - Bromley, Roadside Technician - Bromley, Residential End of Lease Cleaners
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£889 median full-time weekly pay
3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,538 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 108,827 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
54% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Wind 32% · Nuclear 11% · Biomass 10%
174 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 61.1 women · 61.9 men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in DA6
- The Albion Surgery
- Endoscopy (Gpsi) Dr Sk Roy
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bexleyheath and Crayford:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test327 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s322 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office314 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership301 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth187 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Bexleyheath · 0.3 kmBexleyheath is a town in southeast London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley. It had a population of approximately 15,600 in 2021 and is 12 miles southeast of Charing Cross. It is identified in the London Plan…
Central Library (Bexleyheath) · 0.3 kmThe Central Library is the main library for the London Borough of Bexley, now located on Townley Road in Bexleyheath. It also houses the borough's Local Studies and Archive Centre.
Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath · 0.4 kmBroadway Shopping Centre is the principal covered shopping centre in the town centre of Bexleyheath and is the largest single covered shopping facility in the London Borough of Bexley.
Bexleyheath Academy · 0.5 kmBexleyheath Academy is a mixed secondary school state school in Bexleyheath, in the London Borough of Bexley. Students typically join the school in year 7 or enter into the sixth form.
- Bexley Hospital, Bexleyheath · 0.6 km
Bexley Hospital, Bexleyheath was a cottage hospital on Upton Road in Bexleyheath, founded in 1884 and paid for by the Bexley United Charities. It was previously called the Bexley Cottage Hospital and Provident Dispens…
Red House, Bexleyheath · 0.7 kmRed House is a significant Arts and Crafts building located in Bexleyheath, south-east London, England. Co-designed in 1859 by the architect Philip Webb and the designer William Morris, it was created to serve as a fa…
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