Blackfen
Middle areaSouth west Bexley. 8,007 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Blackfen’s wards yet.
How Blackfen compares
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BlackfenMiddle
Median sale price28 middle areas, Bexley · 2025
£435,000joint 12th highest
Population28 middle areas, Bexley · 2021
7,9619th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage28 middle areas, Bexley · Jan 2026
98.4%7th highest
Claimant rate28 middle areas, Bexley · Aug 2026
2.2%joint 8th lowest
Figures for the whole of Bexley
These figures are published for the whole of Bexley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bexley and not Blackfen alone. See Bexley
Blackfen in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackfen was £435,000 in 2025.
Blackfen had 7,961 usual residents at the census.
In Blackfen, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Blackfen, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.