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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000070

Lesnes Abbey

Lesnes Abbey is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,111 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
8,111

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,140

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,370.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Romford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carLittle Thurrock South, Thurrock7,770 residents · 75.0% owned · 16.0% no carElm Park West, Havering8,634 residents · 70.9% owned · 21.2% no carCarpenders Park, Three Rivers6,948 residents · 77.1% owned · 13.6% no carElm Park East, Havering7,355 residents · 81.0% owned · 20.5% no carSouth Hornchurch, Havering8,469 residents · 73.3% owned · 21.5% no car

Most similar within Bexley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barnehurst South, Bexley8,306 residents · 72.7% owned · 21.5% no carWickham Street & East Wickham, Bexley6,624 residents · 71.0% owned · 22.4% no carNorthumberland Heath, Bexley7,672 residents · 70.5% owned · 21.6% no carBursted Wood, Bexley7,986 residents · 84.6% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lesnes Abbey

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

Tenure

Owned77.2%
2,425 households
Private rented13.4%
422 households
Social rented8.1%
253 households
Shared ownership1.3%
40 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.1%
1,762 households
Terraced18.9%
594 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.7%
461 households
Detached7.2%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,411 households
2 cars or vans in household25.4%
799 households
No cars or vans in household18.7%
588 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
342 households
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,601 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
732 households
4 or more bedrooms19.6%
615 households
1 bedroom6.1%
191 households
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,105 households
One-person household25.2%
790 households
Other household types7.8%
246 households
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
976 households
1 person in household25.1%
789 households
3 people in household17.6%
554 households
4 people in household16.9%
532 households
5 people in household6.1%
193 households
6 people in household2.1%
67 households
7 people in household0.7%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,465 residents
15–2915.6%
1,266 residents
30–4419.5%
1,577 residents
45–6427.1%
2,197 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,602 residents
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.3%
5,867 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.2%
909 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.5%
773 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
313 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
250 residents
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,900 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
3,934 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
2,480 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,950 residents
Good health33.7%
2,733 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,046 residents
Bad health3.6%
293 residents
Very bad health1.1%
90 residents
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,854 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,255 residents
Lesnes Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,433 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,114 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Lesnes Abbey · 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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