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Northumberland Heath

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North east Bexley. About 11,613 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Northumberland Heath, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,137
1,940th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.5%
2,443rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Northumberland Heath compares

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

Northumberland HeathMiddle
Population17 wards, Bexley · 2021
Population: every ward in Bexley17 areas from 10,082 to 17,692. The middle area is 15,617. Northumberland Heath is 11,137.
11,1373rd lowest
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%. Northumberland Heath is 95.5%.
95.5%9th 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%. Northumberland Heath is 3.8%.
3.8%5th 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%. Northumberland Heath is 64.5%.
64.5%8th highest

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 Northumberland Heath 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
Northumberland Heath in brief

Northumberland Heath had 11,137 usual residents at the census.

In Northumberland Heath, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Northumberland Heath, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.5% of residents in Northumberland Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.