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St Michael's

Middle area

West Bexley. 8,463 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 50% of people in St Michael's live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£464,500
1,251st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,140
Joint 3,308th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
50%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in St Michael's

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Michael's at a rate of 66.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.1 per 1,000 people across Bexley.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Shoplifting150
Violence and sexual offences150
Anti-social behaviour107
Other crime56
Vehicle crime42
Burglary19
Criminal damage and arson15
Robbery15
Drug offences4
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How St Michael's compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

St Michael'sMiddle
Median sale price28 middle areas, Bexley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bexley28 areas from £326,750 to £550,000. The middle area is £429,150. St Michael's is £464,500.
£464,50010th most expensive
Population28 middle areas, Bexley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bexley28 areas from 6,624 to 12,924. The middle area is 8,193. St Michael's is 8,140.
8,14013th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 middle areas, Bexley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bexley28 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 28.5%. St Michael's is 50.0%.
50%11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 middle areas, Bexley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bexley28 areas from 79.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.5%. St Michael's is 98.5%.
98.5%6th highest

Is St Michael's safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Michael's at a rate of 66.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.1 per 1,000 people across Bexley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Michael's.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (150), shoplifting (150) and anti-social behaviour (107).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 St Michael's alone. See Bexley

Average house price
£413,343
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,969
65th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.4×
Joint 71st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.3
Joint 102nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
St Michael's in brief

The median price paid for a home in St Michael's was £464,500 in 2025.

St Michael's had 8,140 usual residents at the census.

About 50% of people in St Michael's live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In St Michael's, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.