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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 around the average in England (IoD2019). 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
45/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 184th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% of them.

Low crime63
Home affordability10
Affordable rents11
Good schools31
Life expectancy62
Low deprivation60
Employment41
Low council tax67

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

23°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 26° / 17° · 42% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:18

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bexley, United Kingdom

Crime

184 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour67
  • Violence & sexual offences47
  • Shoplifting23
  • Public order15

13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: St Mary's and St James · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • ASB - this is more specifically in relation to youth and the school children, focusing on activity around Foots Cray Meadows and wild lif…
  • Motor Vehicle Crime and Road Safety - This is in relation to all motor vehicle offences, including speeding, driving with no insurance, d…

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

  • 413 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
  • 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£405,477 average 1.2% YoY

Across Bexley · to 2026-06

Detached£721,515
Semi-detached£523,983
Terraced£407,701
Flat£241,105

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 (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (10.3 km)

41 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)

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)

A £1,578
B £1,841
C £2,103
D £2,366
E £2,892
F £3,418
G £3,944
H £4,733

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

  • 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

291 applications decided

86.9% granted · 253 granted, 38 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mr Louie French

Conservative

Old Bexley and Sidcup

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

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 & greens17
  • Restaurants & cafés26

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

31% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Imports 19% · Wind 11% · Nuclear 11%

213 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 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Bexley · 0.1 km

    Bexley 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 km

    The 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 km

    Bexley 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 km

    Bexley 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 km

    Beths 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 km

    The 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 around the average in England on the IoD2019.