Sydney Road, London Borough of Bexley, Greater London

Sydney Road is classified by the ONS as Multicultural New Arrivals. Sydney Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Sydney Road is located in the Thamesmead East ward of the Bexley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.492574, 0.12521
Grid Ref TQ476792
Suburb West Heath
Constituency Erith and Thamesmead

House Prices

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

Crime in Sydney Road, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Sydney Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Sydney Road
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation

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 Sydney Road and compared that to the average for the Thamesmead East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sydney Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Thamesmead East ward

Social economic statistics for Sydney Road

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 Sydney Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sydney Road 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 Sydney Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sydney Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Sydney Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sydney Road are in the top 40% of the most 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 Sydney Road 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 Sydney Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sydney Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sydney Road

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

Unemployment in Sydney Road

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.
5.85% of Sydney Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sydney Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sydney Road. The proportion of retirees on Sydney Road is 3.52% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.08% of Sydney Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sydney Road

The proportion of home owners on Sydney Road is 0.32% higher than the national average of 62%. 30.43% of properties in Sydney Road are private rented and 7.25% are social rented.
62.32% of residents of Sydney Road own their home

Country of Birth of Sydney Road residents

The proportion if Sydney Road residents born in the UK is 33.03% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 50.38% of Sydney Road residents were born outside the UK.
49.62% of Sydney Road residents were born in the UK

Sydney Road Summary

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

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