Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000073

Bostall

Bostall is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,726 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
10,726

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,955

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,704.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Hacton, Havering7,579 residents · 87.7% owned · 14.7% no carHeath, Dartford7,727 residents · 88.3% owned · 9.5% no carSouthlake, Wokingham8,774 residents · 86.2% owned · 9.6% no carRise Park, Havering7,820 residents · 89.8% owned · 11.5% no carStonecot, Sutton8,279 residents · 79.2% owned · 15.2% no carRomford East, Havering9,535 residents · 84.5% owned · 13.7% no car

Most similar within Bexley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Danson Park, Bexley11,115 residents · 83.9% owned · 14.1% no carBursted Wood, Bexley7,986 residents · 84.6% owned · 16.0% no carBarnehurst North, Bexley7,933 residents · 83.6% owned · 15.6% no carLonglands & Halfway, Bexley7,869 residents · 86.3% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bostall

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

Tenure

Owned87%
3,441 households
Private rented8.4%
332 households
Social rented4.1%
163 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached88.7%
3,508 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
147 households
Detached3%
119 households
Terraced2.8%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
40 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,688 households
2 cars or vans in household30.6%
1,211 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
586 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
473 households
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.7%
2,164 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
1,068 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
629 households
1 bedroom2.4%
95 households
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.1%
2,853 households
One-person household20.4%
809 households
Other household types7.4%
294 households
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
1,235 households
1 person in household20.4%
809 households
4 people in household19.5%
770 households
3 people in household19.2%
760 households
5 people in household6.6%
263 households
6 people in household2.2%
89 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,890 residents
15–2916.2%
1,742 residents
30–4419.6%
2,100 residents
45–6427.1%
2,910 residents
65 and over19.4%
2,083 residents
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.5%
7,772 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.7%
1,683 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
691 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
301 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
278 residents
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
2,587 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,530 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
5,440 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
3,076 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,827 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations17.4%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
5,399 residents
Good health35.3%
3,785 residents
Fair health11%
1,177 residents
Bad health2.5%
269 residents
Very bad health0.9%
96 residents
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
9,388 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,338 residents
Bostall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
2,122 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,327 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
428 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bostall · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Bexley

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.