Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DA6 7AH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	51.5%	0.4%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	48.9%	48.5%	-0.4%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.3%	41%	-3.3%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	42.5%	38.5%	-4.0%	44.2%	-5.7%
Separated	3.9%	2.5%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7.1%	8.8%	1.7%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	2.1%	9.3%	7.2%	6.1%	3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.4%	51.7%	0.3%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	36.3%	32%	-4.3%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	8%	12.6%	4.6%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	3%	3.1%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.8%	19.5%	2.7%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	10.2%	-4.1%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	14.7%	-3.9%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	7.2%	4.0%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	16%	4.2%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	25.4%	27.9%	2.5%	33.8%	-5.9%
Other	10%	4.5%	-5.5%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	2.2%	4.3%	2.1%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	1.9%	7.2%	5.3%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	84.6%	71%	-13.6%	81.4%	-10.4%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.7%	68.8%	-13.9%	83.2%	-14.4%
European Union	6%	12.3%	6.3%	6.1%	6.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	1.9%	6.5%	4.6%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	7.3%	1.5%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.9%	69.1%	-12.8%	83.2%	-14.1%
10+ Years	1.9%	14.3%	12.4%	9.8%	4.5%
5-10 Years	6.3%	6.3%	0.0%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	4.4%	6.9%	2.5%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.5%	76.7%	-10.2%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31%	37.2%	-6.2%
Christian	50.4%	46.2%	4.2%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Methuen Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Methuen Road was 648.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 374.4% higher than the Bexleyheath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Methuen Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath and the 8th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 250.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -2.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in DA6 7AH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Methuen Road are based on 33 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bexley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AH

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA6 7AH

Average Price
£325,539

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£457,092

Detached
£768,308

Flats/Maisonettes
£251,265

Other
£8,026

Estimated Average Property Prices for Methuen Road

Average Price
£293,013

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£434,839

Detached
£754,036

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,027

Other
£8,068

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Methuen Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17A Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£277,000	2025-03-28	£272,214
11 Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£455,000	2025-02-07	£446,685
Flat 1 19 Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2022-06-08	£273,585
13A Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2021-04-12	£222,421
5 Methuen Road, Bexleyheath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£368,000	2020-11-19	£428,226

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA6 7AH

Employment

DA6 7AH area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Retired	102
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	46
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	17
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Construction	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	20
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	4,151 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Upland Primary School Church Road , DA7 4DG	3out of 4	646 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pelham Primary School Pelham Road , DA7 4HL	3out of 4	867 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Upton Primary School Iris Avenue , DA5 1HH	4out of 4	893 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crook Log Primary School Crook Log , DA6 8EQ	3out of 4	922 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gravel Hill Primary School Watling Street , DA6 7QJ	3out of 4	1,217 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bexleyheath Academy Woolwich Road , DA6 7DA	1out of 4	600 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Townley Grammar School Townley Road , DA6 7AB	4out of 4	757 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Halcot Avenue , DA6 7QB	3out of 4	1,408 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St Catherine's Catholic School Watling Street , DA6 7QJ	3out of 4	1,415 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Beths Grammar School Hartford Road , DA5 1NE	4out of 4	1,516 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,823 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aspire Academy Bexley South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB	4out of 4	1,323 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park View Academy 146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR	- not rated	1,856 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley Woodside Road , DA7 6LB	3out of 4	2,234 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shenstone School 94 Old Road , DA1 4DZ	3out of 4	2,523 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Break Through 121 Nuxley Road , Belverdere DA17 5JX	- not rated	2,892 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chinchins Coffee House	171 Broadway, Bexleyheath	139 yd
Pizza Express	163-165 Broadway, Bexleyheath	139 yd
Bindaas	195 Broadway, Bexleyheath	140 yd
Wimpy Restaurant	213 Broadway, Bexleyheath	140 yd
Anzar	191 Broadway, Bexleyheath	141 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Elegance Lounge	167 Broadway, Bexleyheath	139 yd
Rose Public House	179 Broadway, Bexleyheath	139 yd
Bexleyheath Working Mens Club	Royal Oak Road, Bexleyheath	165 yd
Two 1 Five	215 Broadway, Bexleyheath	167 yd
IVI Club	151 Broadway, Bexleyheath	191 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The 8 Burger	159 - 161 Broadway, Bexleyheath	152 yd
Panku	ASDA, 160 Broadway	276 yd
Golden Fish	2 Lion Road, Bexleyheath	359 yd
Tom Bells	98 Broadway, Bexleyheath	415 yd
Munchies Peri Peri	279 Broadway, Bexleyheath	428 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	160 Broadway, Bexleyheath	209 yd
Iceland	114-116 Broadway, Bexleyheath	350 yd
Marks & Spencer	55 Broadway, Bexleyheath	459 yd
Sainsbury's	72 Broadway, Bexleyheath	606 yd
Lidl Bexleyheath	Lidl, 20 Broadway	749 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Bexleyheath) 36 CLOCK TOWER COURT 36 CLOCK TOWER COURT ROYAL OAK ROAD	health and fitness suite	214 yd
Martin Dene Lawn Tennis Club 11A 11A MARTIN DENE	tennis courts	418 yd
Changes Womens Health Club (Closed) 2A 2A Devonshire Road	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Bexleyheath) GRAHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	526 yd
Townley Grammar School - Grass Pitches MEADOW CLOSE	grass pitches	561 yd
Bexleyheath Academy WOOLWICH ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	586 yd
Better Gym Bexleyheath 315-321 315-321 BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	613 yd
Townley Grammar School TOWNLEY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	692 yd
Upland Primary School CHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	699 yd
Upton Primary School (Closed) Upton Road	grass pitches	761 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of DA6 7AH