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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000078

Barnehurst North

Barnehurst North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,933 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
7,933

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,022

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,331.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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 East, Havering9,535 residents · 84.5% owned · 13.7% no carRomford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carArdleigh Green, Havering10,493 residents · 77.2% owned · 15.2% no carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no carPenenden Heath, Maidstone9,085 residents · 74.8% owned · 12.4% no carHacton, Havering7,579 residents · 87.7% owned · 14.7% 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 carAlbany Park, Bexley7,750 residents · 86.8% owned · 13.2% no carBursted Wood, Bexley7,986 residents · 84.6% owned · 16.0% no carLamorbey, Bexley7,178 residents · 86.6% owned · 12.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnehurst North

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,526 households
Private rented10.3%
312 households
Social rented5.4%
162 households
Shared ownership0.7%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.1%
1,756 households
Terraced24.9%
751 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
259 households
Detached5.4%
164 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,327 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
885 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
470 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
338 households
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.2%
1,364 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
778 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
766 households
1 bedroom3.7%
111 households
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,140 households
One-person household21.6%
653 households
Other household types7.5%
227 households
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,015 households
1 person in household21.6%
653 households
3 people in household18.7%
565 households
4 people in household18.3%
551 households
5 people in household5.3%
160 households
6 people in household1.6%
49 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,451 residents
15–2915.8%
1,251 residents
30–4421.7%
1,719 residents
45–6425.2%
2,000 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,513 residents
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.8%
6,406 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%
603 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
533 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
256 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
132 residents
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
4,037 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
2,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.6%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
3,964 residents
Good health35.1%
2,781 residents
Fair health11.3%
894 residents
Bad health2.8%
222 residents
Very bad health0.9%
72 residents
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
6,818 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,112 residents
Barnehurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,607 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
992 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
357 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Barnehurst North · 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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