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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000067

Belvedere & Lessness Heath

Belvedere & Lessness Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,231 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
10,231

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,983

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,431.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Rush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carRomford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no carMitcham South, Merton9,186 residents · 51.7% owned · 33.6% no carMerton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, Merton8,661 residents · 35.6% owned · 42.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belvedere & Lessness Heath

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned49.7%
1,978 households
Private rented29.4%
1,172 households
Social rented20.2%
804 households
Shared ownership0.6%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement41.9%
1,667 households
Terraced27.7%
1,101 households
Semi-detached19.3%
768 households
Detached5.2%
208 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
148 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
60 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,918 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
1,261 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
615 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
189 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,523 households
3 bedrooms35.5%
1,414 households
1 bedroom17.6%
699 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
346 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
2,402 households
One-person household28.3%
1,129 households
Other household types11.4%
453 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.3%
1,129 households
2 people in household27%
1,077 households
3 people in household19.5%
776 households
4 people in household15%
597 households
5 people in household6.8%
272 households
6 people in household2%
81 households
7 people in household0.8%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
2,200 residents
15–2919.1%
1,957 residents
30–4425.1%
2,569 residents
45–6423.6%
2,410 residents
65 and over10.7%
1,094 residents
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58.5%
5,984 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.5%
2,296 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
1,107 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
514 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
323 residents
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.5%
2,726 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,584 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
5,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
2,549 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
5,225 residents
Good health33.7%
3,444 residents
Fair health11%
1,121 residents
Bad health3.2%
331 residents
Very bad health1%
107 residents
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
8,795 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,435 residents
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,793 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
617 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
167 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Belvedere & Lessness Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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