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Bexley has the third-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (40.8%) and the joint tenth-smallest share built since 2000 (9.8%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the seventh-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (77.5%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the largest share of semi-detached houses (35.3%) and the second-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (27.5%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA4B11C31D28E19F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA4B11C31D28E19F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%Before19004%1900–191841%1919–193915%1945–196414%1965–19829%1983–19996%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%<19004%190041%191915%194514%19659%19836%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1945 to 1964 (15.4%) and from 1965 to 1982 (13.8%). Homes from before 1919 make up 10.8%, 9.1 points below the share for England. Some 4,400 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 17.5% of these newer homes and 15.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1965 to 1982. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,040 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 200 homes (+0.20%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDBuilt before 2016BCDE

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Bexley is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes, terraced houses (26.8%), bungalows (5.6%) and detached houses (4.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for flats and maisonettes and band C for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ipswich, followed by Sheffield and Luton. The widest gap to the rest of London is in bungalows: 4.1 points above the share there (1.5%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes27.5%ABCTerraced houses26.8%CDSemi-detached houses35.3%CDEFDetached houses4.4%DEFGBungalows5.6%CDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.7%) and one-bedroom (11.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.6%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.62 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.6%2 bedrooms28.7%3 bedrooms48.2%4 bedrooms9.3%5 bedrooms2.0%6+ bedrooms0.3%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Bexley gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (30.7%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 15.4%, is 27.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, A and G. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Enfield. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA4.2%B11.2%C30.7%D27.6%E19.2%F5.2%G1.7%H0.0%BexleyLondonEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bexley are Brent (6.4), Dartford (10.0) and Rochford (11.7); the furthest within London is the City of London (98.3).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bexley comes 27th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Brent and just ahead of Greenwich. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBexley 7%1%53%