Bexley: local statistics
Bexley is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 257,103 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Bexley, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Bexley cost £413,343 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 2.0% on a year before. That is the 30th highest of 33 in London (regional average £550,037). This July figure is the highest in the series, 27% up on July 2016. The average price is 9.4 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Bexley. That ratio is the 29th highest ratio of 32 in London.
In the year to March 2026, 15,432 offences were recorded by police in Bexley: 60.0 per 1,000 people, 30th of 33 in London, counting from the highest rate. A year earlier it was 63.7. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 52.3 to 73.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for Bexley stood at 5,575 in August 2026, or 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.5% in London. The rate was the same a year earlier. Over the last five years it peaked at 4.6% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.9% in March 2023.
A girl born in Bexley in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.5 years and a boy 80.3 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.6 years for women and +0.0 for men. It is the 28th highest for women of the 32 council areas in London.
The ONS counted 9,820 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Bexley in March 2026, 4% more than in 2016. There are 38 per 1,000 residents, the 2nd lowest in London.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Bexley is £2,366.36, up £108.33 on 2025-26. That makes it the 8th highest of the 33 council areas in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,472.43, so it has risen 61%.
An estimated 78.9% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Bexley were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.2 points); the figure for London was 74.8%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 72.8% to 83.1%.
The median full-time employee living in Bexley was paid £889.10 a week before tax in April 2025, or £43,969 over a year. That is 1.5% below the figure for London and the 21st highest of the 32 council areas in London. For full-time jobs located in Bexley the median is £718.50 a week (−£170.60 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £609.00, so it has risen 46% before inflation.
The ONS estimates that 257,103 people lived in Bexley in mid-2025, a change of +0.3% in a year. That is 15,676 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 6.5%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years. That is mid-table in London, 14th of 33. No earlier year in the series was higher.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 241,427 |
| 2016 | 244,006 |
| 2017 | 244,494 |
| 2018 | 245,244 |
| 2019 | 246,622 |
| 2020 | 246,924 |
| 2021 | 246,637 |
| 2022 | 247,977 |
| 2023 | 252,070 |
| 2024 | 256,288 |
| 2025 | 257,103 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £325,372 |
| July 2017 | £344,032 |
| July 2018 | £345,683 |
| July 2019 | £338,571 |
| July 2020 | £344,299 |
| July 2021 | £370,348 |
| July 2022 | £403,194 |
| July 2023 | £396,119 |
| July 2024 | £399,296 |
| July 2025 | £405,286 |
| July 2026 | £413,343 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £609.00 a week |
| 2016 | £646.70 a week |
| 2017 | £624.60 a week |
| 2018 | £641.50 a week |
| 2019 | £671.00 a week |
| 2020 | £731.40 a week |
| 2021 | £716.00 a week |
| 2022 | £777.90 a week |
| 2023 | £789.60 a week |
| 2024 | £849.10 a week |
| 2025 | £889.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,472.43 |
| 2017-18 | £1,524.19 |
| 2018-19 | £1,588.04 |
| 2019-20 | £1,678.88 |
| 2020-21 | £1,744.64 |
| 2021-22 | £1,846.72 |
| 2022-23 | £1,922.99 |
| 2023-24 | £2,037.76 |
| 2024-25 | £2,155.04 |
| 2025-26 | £2,258.03 |
| 2026-27 | £2,366.36 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 52.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 55.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 60.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 73.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 59.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 63.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 65.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 67.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 60.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.1% |
| 2016/17 | 76.0% |
| 2017/18 | 76.2% |
| 2018/19 | 76.8% |
| 2019/20 | 77.3% |
| 2020/21 | 76.0% |
| 2021/22 | 74.6% |
| 2022/23 | 83.1% |
| 2023/24 | 72.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81.3% |
| 2025/26 | 78.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 9,485 |
| 2017 | 10,000 |
| 2018 | 9,895 |
| 2019 | 9,985 |
| 2020 | 10,100 |
| 2021 | 10,145 |
| 2022 | 10,000 |
| 2023 | 9,660 |
| 2024 | 9,585 |
| 2025 | 9,595 |
| 2026 | 9,820 |
Questions about Bexley
What is the average house price in Bexley?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £413,343.
What is the crime rate in Bexley?
Home Office figures show 15,432 offences in the year to March 2026, or 60.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Bexley?
5,575 in August 2026 (3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Bexley?
83.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Bexley?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,366.36 for 2026-27.
What is the average salary in Bexley?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Bexley was £889.10 a week in April 2025 (£43,969 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Bexley?
257,103 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Bexley
Every body that makes decisions for Bexley, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Bexley council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Bexley in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust NHS
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bexleyheath and Crayford: Daniel Francis (Labour) MP
- Erith and Thamesmead: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) MP
- Old Bexley and Sidcup: Mr Louie French (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average house price · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in London: Barking and Dagenham · Hackney · Haringey · Harrow · Havering · Waltham Forest
Related questions
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