Is Garden Avenue in London Borough of Bexley a nice place to live?

Garden Avenue is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Garden Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Garden Avenue is located in the Bexleyheath ward of the Bexley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.46329, 0.14268
Grid Ref TQ489759
Suburb Barnehurst
Constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford
Postcodes DA7 4LE, DA7 4LF, DA7 4LH

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Garden Avenue in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Garden Avenue, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Garden Avenue during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Garden Avenue and compared that to the average for the Bexleyheath ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Garden Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bexleyheath ward

Social economic statistics for Garden Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Garden Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Garden Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Garden Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Garden Avenue are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Garden Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Garden Avenue are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Garden Avenue are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Garden Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Garden Avenue are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Garden Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Garden Avenue.

Unemployment in Garden Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.07% of Garden Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Garden Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Garden Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Garden Avenue is 5.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.68% of Garden Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Garden Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Garden Avenue is 7.17% higher than the national average of 62%. 30.83% of properties in Garden Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
69.17% of residents of Garden Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Garden Avenue residents

The proportion if Garden Avenue residents born in the UK is 5.3% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.65% of Garden Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
77.35% of Garden Avenue residents were born in the UK

Garden Avenue Summary

Garden Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Garden Avenue maybe difficult.

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