Bexley
Bexley is a city in Greater London, England, with a population of around 228,000. It has around 1 school, 3 GP surgeries, 2 supermarkets, and around 4 restaurants and cafés, with 48 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Bexleyheath, 0.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £551,027, and there were around 136 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bexley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bexley area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 246,472 residents at roughly 4,071 people per km².
- Council
- Bexley
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 178th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:26
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Bexley, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 8.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 6.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
380 reported road collisions (2025)
82 killed or seriously injured · 467 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 411 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bexley (0.2 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bexley (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£414,833 average▲ 1.9% YoY
Across Bexley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,537 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,229
- 2 bed £1,526
- 3 bed £1,865
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,534 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
132 charging locations within ~8 km
- 34 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Thanet Road Car Park, 4 (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches36
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK17,887
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK18,935
- Net moves−1,048
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 200 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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 · 42,669 pupils
60 primary · 15 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 30 of 36 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
83 inspected 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
206 CQC-registered services
- Care homes31
- GP practices29
- Dentists55
- Homecare agencies70
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 83% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bexley
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Old Bexley)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
327 applications decided
89% granted · 291 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mr Louie French
Conservative
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
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
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens88
- Restaurants & cafés26
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,820 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
145 jobs advertised · £41,236 avg
e.g. Site Engineer, Move-Out Cleaning Specialist, Graduate Site Manager
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
64% low-carbon electricity
Wind 40% · Gas 30% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 9%
135 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 DA5
- Plas Meddyg Surgery
- Bhnc Enhanced Access Service
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Old Bexley and Sidcup:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death383 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND221 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence156 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases148 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bexley · 0.1 kmBexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is locate…
King's Head, Bexley · 0.1 kmThe King's Head is a pub at 65 Bexley High Street, Bexley, London. It is a Grade II listed building, dating back to the 16th or early 17th century.
Bexley railway station · 0.2 kmBexley railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in London fare zone 6. It is 13 miles 69 chains (22.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station, and all trains serving it…
Bexley F.C. · 0.5 kmBexley Football Club is a football club based in Bexley, London, England. They are currently members of the Kent County League Premier Division.
Beths Grammar School · 0.6 kmBeths Grammar School, commonly known as Beths, is an all-boys grammar school with academy status in Bexley in South East London. Pupils are admitted from the age of 11, with girls joining the sixth form in Year 12. It…
Black Prince, Bexley · 0.7 kmThe Black Prince is a hotel in the London Borough of Bexley, contained in a landscaped part of the intersection of the A2 dual carriageway. The intersection is for Bexley and much of Bexleyheath. At first it was a pub…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bexley?
- Bexley is a town in Greater London, England, in the Bexley local authority.
- What is the population of Bexley?
- Bexley has an approximate settlement population of 228,000.
- How deprived is Bexley?
- The Bexley local authority, which includes Bexley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.