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Bexleyheath

Ward

Central Bexley. About 16,794 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bexleyheath, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,617
671st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.9%
3,169th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bexleyheath compares

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

BexleyheathMiddle
Population17 wards, Bexley · 2021
Population: every ward in Bexley17 areas from 10,082 to 17,692. The middle area is 15,617. Bexleyheath is 15,617.
15,6179th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Bexley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bexley17 areas from 83.7% to 98.7%. The middle area is 95.5%. Bexleyheath is 96.9%.
96.9%7th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Bexley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bexley17 areas from 1.8% to 5.9%. The middle area is 3.0%. Bexleyheath is 3.1%.
3.1%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Bexley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bexley17 areas from 60.9% to 67.5%. The middle area is 63.4%. Bexleyheath is 60.9%.
60.9%lowest

Figures for the whole of Bexley

These figures are published for the whole of Bexley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bexley and not Bexleyheath 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.4×
71st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.3
102nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bexleyheath in brief

Bexleyheath had 15,617 usual residents at the census.

In Bexleyheath, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bexleyheath, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.9% of residents in Bexleyheath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.